A Scented Palace: The Secret History of Marie Antoinette's Perfumer - Softcover

Feydeau, Elisabeth De

9781788311083: A Scented Palace: The Secret History of Marie Antoinette's Perfumer

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ISBN 10: 1788311086 ISBN 13: 9781788311083

Verlag: I.B. Tauris, 2017

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"An entrancing biography." - Elle, 'A subtly distilled life. Fargeon's impressions of Marie Antoinette are particularly compelling, in part because of their intimacy and his keen senses, but in part because he is a witness who, despite a vocation that depended almost entirely on an aristocratic clientele, believed ardently in the ideals of the Revolution.' - Judith Thurman, The New Yorker, 'Rhapsodic and piquant...full of information.' - New York Review of Books, 'The book's heroes are Marie Antoinette, Perfume and Fargeon in that order, but what emerges is a powerful evocation of a lost world.' - Erica Wagner, The Times, "De Feydeau introduces the events leading to the French revolution, including Marie Antoinette's vast expenditures. Learning about Jean-Louis Fargeon's personal relationship with the Queen and all about the fragrances that he compounded is particularly relevant for me and my line of work. It is also fascinating to read about the various ingredients, many of which are used to this day." - Evelyn Lauder, Vanity Fair, 'Feydeau's descriptions of Versailles Palace's obsessions with coiffure, fashion, perfume and cosmetics are alluring.' - Sam Leith, Daily Telegraph, 'De Feydeau's lively account gives the reader an additional twist on the life and times of Marie Antoinette and her influence on two of France's continuing major industries - fashion and scent.' - Washington Post, 'Interesting and well-written.' - Rebecca Chappell, French Magazine

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Montpellier, 1748: Jean-Louis Fargeon is born into a family of perfumers and soon becomes apprenticed to his father's modest perfumerie. But he dreams of the glittering court of Versailles and of becoming perfumer to the young queen, Marie Antoinette. His ambition carried him to Paris where his boutique became one of the most elegant and well-patronised in France. Concocting sumptuous perfumes and pomades for most of the French nobility, Fargeon eventually caught the attention of the queen. After meeting Marie Antoinette in the Trianon Palace, he began creating lavish bespoke scents that perfectly reflected her moods and personality. He served as her personal and exclusive perfumer for fourteen years until 1789 when the darkness of Revolution swept across France, its wrath aimed at the extravagance of a now hated queen. Fargeon, a lifelong supporter of the Republican cause but a purveyor to the court, was in a dangerous position. Yet he remained fiercely loyal to Marie Antoinette, beyond her desperate flight to Varennes, her execution and even through his own imprisonment and trial...

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