'What do old books smell like?' Preserving smells as important cultural heritage

Friday, April 7, 2017 - 13:21 in Paleontology & Archaeology

A 'Historic Book Odour Wheel' has been developed to document and archive the aroma associated with old books. Researchers created the wheel as part of an experiment in which they asked visitors to St. Paul's Cathedral's Dean and Chapter library in London to characterize its smell.

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