The Trail of Time: Time Measurement with Incense in East Asia

Don't let the title fool you, besides information on Incense Clocks this book is the best researched and written book on incense in the English language. Over twenty-five years of research went into the endeavor, which will remain the English standard on incense for sometime to come.Silvio Bedini writes an academic quality book, complete with footnotes, sources, and extensive bibliography. A work one would expect from the Historian Emeritus of the Smitshonian Institute.This book has been a primary resource for many of us researching and writing about incense. It's a first addition and well worth the investment!