Perfumery & aromatics / Early modern perfumery / natural philosophy
Cyprian's Balls
Sweet-smelling balls
Made from Cyprian Powder, aromatics, rose-water, and gum tragacanth, then formed, dried, and repeatedly scented with musk.
Source
Della Porta research stream.
Question
What were these objects physically like, how durable were they, how strongly did they smell, and how long did that scent actually last?
Materials
Method
Observations
- The name is funny. The process is genuinely interesting.