Full title 'Officina Profumo-Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella', the oldest pharmacy in the world. Established in 1542 by Friars who had grown medicinal herbs and flowers to make essence for their adjacent infirmary; the chemist shop only opened in 1612. In 1860 Cesare Augusto Stafani the nephew of the last friar to run the pharmacy, acquired its name, business and property, since then it has remained a family business
Book	Santa Maria Novella	1896	A presentation dates from 1660 - oldest commercial presentation
G. Ugo Stefani	Santa Maria Novella	1899
Acqua di Colonia	Santa Maria Novella		This was the essence ordered by Catherine de Medici when she became Queen of France in 1547 and still obtainable today (2004). With notes of bergamot, citrus, white flowers and spices
Acqua di Cuba	Santa Maria Novella		A smokey fragrance
Acqua di Sicilia	Santa Maria Novella		A citrus fragrance
Ambra	Santa Maria Novella		An oriental fragrance
Ambré	Santa Maria Novella
Aspra	Santa Maria Novella		A citrus fragrance
Caprafoglio	Santa Maria Novella
Cassis	Santa Maria Novella
Classica	Santa Maria Novella		A citrus fragrance
Cologne Aspra	Santa Maria Novella
Eau de Santa Maria Novella	Santa Maria Novella
Eliotropio	Santa Maria Novella		A floral fragrance
Essenza de Garofani	Santa Maria Novella
Essenza de Levendulla	Santa Maria Novella
Essenza de Mele Rose	Santa Maria Novella
Essenza de Sans Pareilles	Santa Maria Novella
Essenza di Arance	Santa Maria Novella
Essenza di Rosmarino	Santa Maria Novella
Essenzi Limetta	Santa Maria Novella
Fieno	Santa Maria Novella		A floral fragrance
Foin	Santa Maria Novella
Frangipane	Santa Maria Novella		A floral fragrance
Frangipanni	Santa Maria Novella
Fresia	Santa Maria Novella		A floral fragrance
Gaggia	Santa Maria Novella
Gardenia	Santa Maria Novella
Garofano	Santa Maria Novella		A floral fragrance
Ginestra	Santa Maria Novella		A green floral fragrance with notes of bergamot, orange blossom, lime, broom and oak moss
Grenade	Santa Maria Novella
Heliotrope	Santa Maria Novella
Imperial Lavender	Santa Maria Novella
Iris	Santa Maria Novella
Iris	Santa Maria Novella		A sweet floral fragrance
Lavanda	Santa Maria Novella
Lavanda Ambrata	Santa Maria Novella
Magnolia	Santa Maria Novella
Maréchale	Santa Maria Novella
Marescialia	Santa Maria Novella		Created by Countess d'Aumont; a spicy floral fragrance
Melograno	Santa Maria Novella		A fruity floral fragrance
Muguetto	Santa Maria Novella		A green floral fragrance
Muschio	Santa Maria Novella
Narcissus	Santa Maria Novella
Nostalgia	Santa Maria Novella		A woody fragrance with notes of amber, tobacco, patchouli, lemon bark, precious woods, vanilla and musk
Œillet	Santa Maria Novella
Opoponax	Santa Maria Novella
Patchouli	Santa Maria Novella
Patchouly	Santa Maria Novella
Peau d’Espagne	Santa Maria Novella
Peau d’Espagne	Santa Maria Novella
Potpourri	Santa Maria Novella
Rosa	Santa Maria Novella
Russa	Santa Maria Novella
Sandalo	Santa Maria Novella		A woody fragrance
Tabacco	Santa Maria Novella		A spicy fragrance
Tripo Estratto Verbena	Santa Maria Novella
Tuberosa	Santa Maria Novella
Vaniglia	Santa Maria Novella
Verbena	Santa Maria Novella
Vétiver	Santa Maria Novella		An edc
Vétyvert	Santa Maria Novella		A green fragrance
Violetta	Santa Maria Novella
Ylang-Ylang	Santa Maria Novella
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