What Does History Smell Like?
What Does History Smell Like? Researchers are finding ways to preserve scents that are disappearing. Others are recreating ones from centuries ago. By Sophie Haigney Image The embalming of William the Silent, Prince of Orange, after his assassination in 1584 would have smelled fresh, sweet and slightly medicinal. Candles created by Janie Korn. Photographs by Erik Tanner for The New York Times. Anxiety sweat. Horsehair. Wet grass and soil after a rain. Sulfuric compounds from gunpowder. Eau de cologne containing rosemary, bergamot and bitter orange. A touch of leather. This might have been wha...
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