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Santa Maria Novella: Four Centuries of Florentine Alchemy
Published · 1 min read · ORBIS Editorial
The friars were blending rose water against the plague before perfume was an industry.
“Go for the potpourri, stay for the frescoed sales floor — commerce has never been more sacramental.”
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- Alessandro Dari Ponte Vecchio & Jewelry, Florence / Online
Goldsmith-alchemist of Via San Niccolò — sculptural jewel-architecture in a museum-workshop. store page → · open in the atlas → - Angela Caputi Ponte Vecchio & Jewelry, Florence / Online
Florence's resin-jewel colorist since 1975 — bold costume jewelry loved by costume designers. store page → · open in the atlas → - Aprosio & Co Ponte Vecchio & Jewelry, Florence / Online
Florence jewelry atelier founded in 1993 by Ornella Aprosio, a former antique-costume restorer, who designs necklaces and earrings from Murano glass micro-beads and Bohemian crystal, made with about thirty artisans at her Via del Moro workshop. store page → · open in the atlas → - AquaFlor Oltrarno, Florence / Online
Florence's frescoed perfume atelier near Santa Croce — house extraits and bespoke commissions. store page → · open in the atlas →