Perfumery & aromatics / Early modern perfumery / natural philosophy
Cyprian Powder
Perfumery by accumulation
A scented powder built up through repeated washing, drying, fumigation, and the addition of aromatic materials.
Source
Della Porta research stream.
Question
What kind of material does it actually produce: how does the scent develop, how much survives each treatment, and why does the recipe go to so much trouble to make the fragrance persist?