History of perfume

Today perfume is a scented spray, the word perfume comes from the Latin word,' per fumus.' Perfume originated in Egypt. However over the years it was developed and improved by both the Arabs and the Romans. There have been Ancient Egyptian stone pictures found, showing the preparation of lily perfume taking place.
The oldest perfumery known is in Cyprus. The perfumery was discovered in 2004, during an excavation. The large factory was found, the size of the factory suggested that the perfume was being produced on a large scale. The Islamics also contributed to the development of perfume as we know it today. Perfume spread throughout the world over time, and it first landed in the Western world as early as the 14th century. The first modern perfume ( a scented oil in alcohol) was made in Hungary around 1370. In Renaissance Italy the idea of perfumed flourished and in the 16th century people began creating scents of their own in secret, in order to have their own unique scent that no one else would know how to make. Soon after France became the European centre for the production of perfume.
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