THE HISTORY OF INCENSE

LONG BEFORE IT FOUND ITS PLACE ON BOOKSHELVES AND BEDSIDE TABLES, FRAGRANT WOODS, HERBS, FLOWERS, AND RESINS MOVED ALONG ANCIENT TRADE ROUTES, CARRYING WITH THEM THE CUSTOMS OF DISTANT CIVILIZATIONS. WHEREVER INCENSE ARRIVED, IT WAS ADAPTED—NOT ONLY TO RELIGIOUS PRACTICE, BUT TO DOMESTIC LIFE, HOSPITALITY, MEDICINE, AND CEREMONY.