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Apparently Jean-Michel Duriez, from Jean Patou, and Sylvaine Delacourte, from Guerlain, were asked to sniff some relics which had been attributed to Joan of Arc during an investigation of their authenticity, to see what compounds they could identify in the bones and cloth. They found the scent of vanilla and burned plaster.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/new...cle1615079.ece (see about nine paragraphs down).
More thorough investigation has demonstrated that the bones and bits are actually from an Egyptian mummy, and that at least some of that smell comes from the embalming process. How interesting - and how flesh-crawling-making!

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Originally Posted by Squeezeweasel Apparently Jean-Michel Duriez, from Jean Patou, and Sylvaine Delacourte, from Guerlain, were asked to sniff some relics which had been attributed to Joan of Arc during an investigation of their authenticity, to see what compounds they could identify in the bones and cloth. They found the scent of vanilla and burned plaster. I smell the makings of a new TV series here!

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Originally Posted by Squeezeweasel . . . More thorough investigation has demonstrated that the bones and bits are actually from an Egyptian mummy, and that at least some of that smell comes from the embalming process. How interesting - and how flesh-crawling-making! Squeezeweasel,

Thanks for the article; it's very interesting.
Speaking of “interesting” and “flesh-crawling-making.” The ancient Egyptians had something called Pissasphalt (Mumiya in Arabic). It was a resinous-like substance that was mixed with a number of other ingredients, particularly Myrrh and Cassia, and was used in the embalming process.

The Greeks and the Arabs of early Middle Ages reclaimed this now highly fragrant, bitumen-like substance from Egyptian tombs, which by then had absorb and preserved myriad aromas over the millennia and re-used it in diluted form in their own unguents and perfumes. I kid you not.

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Originally Posted by Squeezeweasel ...More thorough investigation has demonstrated that the bones and bits are actually from an Egyptian mummy... Did it, by any chance, smell like... Djedi?
Just kidding.

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Within the Christian tradition there is a romantic belief in "the odor of sanctity." Christian saints are said to exhale a sweet perfume which increases at death and may remain for weeks, months, or even years afterwards. When the body of St. Casimir, Patron of Poland, was exhumed in 1603, 120 years after his death, it was found entire and exhaled a sweet smell. St. Cajetan emitted the scent of orange blossoms, St. Francis that of musk. Other saints stated to have given forth fragrance include St. Clare of Ferriol (660 C.E.), St. Hermann of Britanny (714 C.E.) and St. Patrick (461 C.E.).
There are many such legends as these. Quite beautiful I think.

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Originally Posted by flashpoint321 Within the Christian tradition there is a romantic belief in "the odor of sanctity." Christian saints are said to exhale a sweet perfume which increases at death and may remain for weeks, months, or even years afterwards. When the body of St. Casimir, Patron of Poland, was exhumed in 1603, 120 years after his death, it was found entire and exhaled a sweet smell. St. Cajetan emitted the scent of orange blossoms, St. Francis that of musk. Other saints stated to have given forth fragrance include St. Clare of Ferriol (660 C.E.), St. Hermann of Britanny (714 C.E.) and St. Patrick (461 C.E.).
There are many such legends as these. Quite beautiful I think. Beautiful indeed. I need a moment to catch my breath.

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Thanks for the interesting read. Purplebird, I thought about the same thing!

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http://www.livingmiracles.net/Incorrupt.html
This is a site with some pics of "Incorruptibles". It is mostly Catholic saints on this one but almost all the major religions have similar stories/examples

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Is it just me, or are the avatars around here getting a little racy?
not complaining, mind you, just interesting reading about the fragrance of dead scents with naked tits and ass galore.
raised a good catholic girl,
Mistress Renee

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I thought a Gauguin nude would be a redundancy so Sonia Rykiel came to the rescue