1755 Poncelet Chemistry of Taste Smell ALCOHOL Liquor Beer Wine Chymie Perfume

1755 Poncelet Chemistry of Taste Smell ALCOHOL Liquor Beer Wine Chymie Perfume

Polycarpe Poncelet’s “Chymie du Gout et de l’odorat”, or ‘Chemistry of Taste and Smell’, is a rare 18^th-century dissertation on the effects of liquor and other confections on health and well-being. Poncelet notes the effects of consumption of excessive alcoholic beverages, as well as the health benefits of wine and beer, sugar, coffee, lemon, teas, and anise seeds. Humorously, Poncelet develops a theory of the harmonies of alcohol proportions compared to music.

Item number: #25408

Price: $750

PONCELET, Polycarpe

Chimie du gout et de l’odorat, ou principes pour composer facilement, et à peu de frais, les liqueurs à boire, et les eaux de senteurs

Paris: De l’Imprimerie de P.G. Le Mercier, 1755. 1^st edition

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages
  • xxvi, 27-390, [2]
  • 6 engraved plates, plus engraved frontispiece
• Language: French
• Binding: Leather; tight and secure
• Size: ~7.25in X 5in (18.5cm x 12.5cm)
• Rare and desirable

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