Schober, Sarah-Maria (2020). Zibet und Zeit: Timescapes eines frühneuzeitlichen Geruchs. Zeitschrift für Historische Forschung, 47(1):41-78.
By focusing on time and temporality, the article tells the story of civet, a glandular secretion of the civet cat used in early modern perfumery and medicine. It argues that the specific temporality of odours (namely ephemerality, „sillage“, memory and eternity) and their changing „timescapes“ help explain the enormous success of perfume on the luxury markets of early modern Europe - as well as their massive changes.
By focusing on time and temporality, the article tells the story of civet, a glandular secretion of the civet cat used in early modern perfumery and medicine. It argues that the specific temporality of odours (namely ephemerality, „sillage“, memory and eternity) and their changing „timescapes“ help explain the enormous success of perfume on the luxury markets of early modern Europe - as well as their massive changes.
| Other titles: | Civet and time: timescapes of an early modern scent |
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| Item Type: | Journal Article, refereed, original work |
| Communities & Collections: | 06 Faculty of Arts > Institute of History |
| Dewey Decimal Classification: | 900 History |
| Scopus Subject Areas: | Social Sciences & Humanities > History |
| Language: | German |
| Date: | 2020 |
| Deposited On: | 18 May 2021 14:33 |
| Last Modified: | 27 Jan 2022 06:55 |
| Publisher: | Duncker und Humblot |
| ISSN: | 0340-0174 |
| OA Status: | Closed |
| Publisher DOI: | https://doi.org/10.3790/zhf.47.1.41 |
| Related URLs: | https://uzb.swisscovery.slsp.ch/permalink/41SLSP_UZB/1co89nr/alma990009365010205508 (Library Catalogue) |
Schober, Sarah-Maria