The Rose, Its History - Paperback

by Roger Chambers (Introduction by), Petko I. Orozoff (Author)

This special re-print edition of Petko Orozoff's book "The Rose, Its History" is considered one of the most authorative guides on the history of roses and its use for scent. Written in 1906, this classic booklet on roses sheds light on everything a person might wish to know about growing and processing of roses into attar of roses. Chapters include The Rose and Its History, The Culture of the Rose in Bulgaria, The Harvesting and Distillization of Roses, Chemistry of Otto of Rose, Analysis of Otto of Rose and more. A one of a kind text. Note: This edition is a perfect facsimile of the original edition and is not set in a modern typeface. As a result, some type characters and images might suffer from slight imperfections or minor shadows in the page background.