This exhibition catalogue is a journey into the perfumes of the Renaissance,through the daily life of Leonardo da Vinci and the legacy of his motherCaterina, who came from the shores of the Black Sea where she was sold as aslave. The book delves, among other things, into the scents of this brilliant era:the spices, incense and musks of Constantinople, the perfumed costumes ofVenice, Florence, Milan and the court of Francis I of France.The book highlitghts the plants of the Tuscan master's childhood, such as olive,jasmine, juniper, lemon and orange tree, as well as the smells of the workshop,walnut and linseed oils, rabbitskin glue, resins, waxes and fats. Leonardo himselfconcocted fragrant recipes, from the most delicate to the most intense,using enfleurage and distillation techniques. This ambitious catalogue creates a dialogue between perfumes, paintings,costumes and statues, and features reconstitutions of objects designed by Leonardo,such as an alambic or the famous amber necklace from The Lady withan Ermine. The book includes texts by Pascal Brioist, Pascal Brioist, Pascal Brioist andtwelve other contributors by are art historians, historians and 3D-reconstructionexperts.François Saint-Bris is President of the Château du Clos Lucé Parc Leonardoda Vinci. Pascal Brioist is professor of Modern History at the University ofTours. Carlo Vecce is professor of Italian Literature at l'Orientale Universityof Naples.