Materiae Unguentaria: Books about Perfumery Materials (in person)

Join the IAO Library Curator Charles Rosenberg in a series of single evening classes exploring the most important books in the library. Each class will focus on a single category of books that perfumers should be familiar with and may want to add to their own collection of books on perfume. About a dozen books will be covered in each session.

Topics covered:

+ Learn about navigating a library using the Library of Congress subject classification system

+ Become familiar with important books in the history of perfume knowledge

Session 1: Materiae Unguentaria: Perfume Dictionaries and Books about Perfumery Materials

July 24, 6:00pm - 7:30pm

For our first meeting, we will introduce the IAO library and explore books that list the materials of perfume practice. These include dictionaries of perfume ingredients and other sources of ingredient information. The information contained in these books will greatly expand your knowledge of materiae unguentaria (perfumery materials).

Series Description:

The Smelling Books / Reading Scent series is led by Charles Rosenberg.
Good for: Book lovers, Curious minds, researchers, perfumers and artists at all levels

Instructor: Charles Rosenberg

Cost: $25.00

Duration: 1.5 hours (1 hour of instruction, .5 hours of discussion)

Attendance cap: 16 people

About Charles Rosenberg

Charles Rosenberg is the director of the library project at the Institute for Art and Olfaction. He is a visual artist, a nutritionist and a perfume maker. He received his BFA from Rhode Island School of Design and his M.S. in Nutrition from Bastyr University.

Registration Required:

Please note that you must reserve your space in advance. If you just show up without reserving a spot, there is no guarantee we will be able to accommodate you.

All levels are welcome, but this session is 18 and up (or 14+, with adult supervision).

Please review our cancellation policy before signing up.

Materials:

Handouts are included in the sign-up cost, and provided by the IAO during class. Please bring paper and pen or laptop to take notes. If you have a laptop computer, bring it to look at websites that may be discussed.

Location:

We are located in Los Angeles’ historic Chinatown neighborhood, on a pedestrian street.

Street Address: 932 Chung King Road Los Angeles CA. 90012

To find us: Chung King Road is a pedestrian-only road that runs parallel to Hill Street, between Hill St and Yale St. See more information here: http://artandolfaction.com/visit

Attendance and Refund Policy

This is an in person class that will take place at the Institute for Art and Olfaction. Unfortunately, we cannot offer refunds or credit for this class. Note also that event tickets are non-transferable.

Thank you!

Host or Publisher The Institute for Art and Olfaction