History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c19.16

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This evidence shows, on one hand, that in India before the Christian era, the trade of scents and perfumes had acquired pre-eminence in that field, which, on the other. presupposes the manufacture of great many items of cosmetics and perfumery on large scale.