The Olfactory History of Book Collecting
Culture Index
Score Breakdown
Relevance
3/25
Freshness
23/25
Authority
18/20
Brand Signal
12/15
Depth
5/15
5-Axis Cultural Radar
In 1345 the English book lover Richard de Bury described the libraries and booksellers of Paris, medieval Europe’s great center of learning “as more aromatic than stores of spicery.” In Bury’s Philobiblion, a celebration of all things bookish, he described
