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Alchemical Essences of Medieval Aromatics
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- 2. Rare marine secretion fossilized into prized medieval olfactory gold
- 3. Cinnamon cousin confusingly called 'Chinese cinnamon' in perfumers’ lore
- 4. Sticky resin once gathered from Cretan goats, a fragrant ambergris alternative
- 6. Dark, resinous heartwood oil treasured in rare medieval oriental scents
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- 1. Fragrant Himalayan spikenard, an ancient perfume treasured by Byzantine courts
- 5. Sweet balsamic resin used as fixative in aromatic medieval concoctions
- 7. Sacred heartwood prized in medieval incense and costly perfumery
- 8. Gum resin for anointing, carrying sacred symbolism and earthy scent
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