Metallurgy, Materials & Chemistry
Kannauj attar distillation
medieval onwardKannauj perfumersDeg-bhapka copper stillsUttar Pradesh
1200
Hydro-distillation of flowers into sandalwood oil to make attars.
- Dated
- 1200–1757
- As scholars put it
- medieval onward
- Originator
- Kannauj perfumers
- Source text
- Deg-bhapka copper stills
- Region
- Uttar Pradesh
- Discipline
- Metallurgy, Materials & Chemistry
- Evidence
- Documented
- Confidence
- Medium
- Verification
- Reference-cited
Fair to say
Distillation itself was known in many cultures.
Path to modern innovation
A surviving traditional distillation industry.
References
- 1Craft and trade histories
Further reading
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