Fornai - Pot pourri
Description and history
Pot pourri composed of petals and dried flowers immersed in essence. To be placed in a tray to decorate and perfume rooms or in small bags to be stored in wardrobes and drawers.
Apprentices walk around Medieval Florence carrying a floorboard on their heads. On it a loaf of bread covered by a tablecloth. The aroma of pastries, bread, candied fruit, cinnamon and vanilla scatters through the city streets.
Arte dei Fornai. Bakers, millers, and pasta makers belonged to the Arte dei Fornai, also known as Arte Bianca (White Art). Flavored with different types of cereals, bread was usually home made and baked in the community oven. Starting from the 11th/12th century, the making and baking of bread was restricted to bakers.
Olfactory pyramid
HEAD: Cinnamon, Cloves;
HEART: Gingerbread, Candied Fruit, Wheat;
BASE: Vanilla, Amber, Woody Accord;
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Kitchen | Living area
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