Floating gold : a natural (and unnatural) history of ambergris /

Preternaturally hardened whale dung is not the first image that comes to mind when we think of perfume, otherwise a symbol of glamor and allure. But the key ingredient that makes the sophisticated scent linger on the skin is precisely this bizarre digestive by-productś ambergris. Despite being one o...

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Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Kemp, Christopher
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2012.
Subjects:	Ambergris.