Smells like 18th century spirit, preserving the smell of old books

posted by John Lampard on Thursday, 19 November, 2009 to the comment subset

Understanding what generates the familiar – and slightly addictive – “old book smell” may help in efforts to preserve matured old tomes.

“The aroma of an old book is familiar to every user of a traditional library,” they wrote. “A combination of grassy notes with a tang of acids and a hint of vanilla over an underlying mustiness, this unmistakable smell is as much part of the book as its contents.”

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