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Fragrant Botanicals of Medieval Alchemy
Explore the aromatic world of medieval perfumes through key natural ingredients used in scent crafting during the Middle Ages.
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  • 1. A spicy bark adding warmth and zest to perfume blends.
  • 2. A citrus fruit used to add fresh, sharp top notes.
  • 3. Delicate purple flower used for its powdery and fresh scent.
  • 5. A pungent spice whose oil was extracted for spicy, warm scents.
  • 6. A resin with a vanilla-like aroma used in base notes of perfumes.
  • 9. Essential oil from orange blossoms valued for its sweet floral aroma.
  • 11. Fossilized resin providing a rich, sweet, and earthy foundation.
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  • 4. A fragrant wood used for its rich, woody aroma in medieval fragrances.
  • 7. A purple herb famous for its calming and clean herbal fragrance.
  • 8. A classic flower whose petals were commonly distilled for sweet, floral scents.
  • 10. Highly fragrant flower often incorporated for its exotic sweetness.
  • 12. A resinous substance known for its sweet and healing fragrance.
  • 13. Resin prized for its warm, balsamic scent often used in incense and perfumes.

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