11 May 2021
An odyssey, exploring the opiate pathway and flora of the spice routes - Established over 2.5 millennia ago, The silk Road stretched far and wide, running via a number of routes from China through Moghul India and Mesopotamia, crossing into Egypt, Anatolia and finally Europe.
Great inventions and knowledge were shared: The Orient - with its skillful silkworm expertise, spices, gold, gunpowder and medicines. And Europe - introduced to alchemy, astronomy and mathematics.
Ormonde Jayne’s showcase of perfumes is inspired by this epic journey passing incredible bulbs, herbs and flowering spice trees, the bustling trade markets with their exotic architecture; the Caravan Serai crossing the infinite plains, opening up our world to new intellectual frontiers:
