From the Fragrant Library
Ex Libris Odoratis is an ongoing collection of chapbooks, zines, and ephemera devoted to our sense of smell, created by Aubrey Gurtovenko and Noele Lusano.
Vanitas: Perfume and the Spectre of Death
Preorder now available.
Vanitas: Perfume and the Spectre of Death is a meditation on perfume, mortality, and the limited time we have to enjoy beautiful things. Moving between the treasured bottle, the ripening peach, and the traditional symbols of Vanitas painting, Aubrey Gurtovenko considers the impulse to preserve what is precious. Ships Fall 2026.
Smell Words en Français
Smell Words Français is now available for preorder.
A limited first edition of 200, translated into French by Carole Planche. Inside: 384 words for scent — borrowed from touch, taste, sound, and light. Ships by the end of 2026.
Smell Words
We don’t have enough words for scent — so we steal. From touch, from taste, from sound, from light. The second edition of Smell Words holds over 300 terms to expand the way we name what we smell.
Through limited-edition books and ephemera, Ex Libris Odoratis explores ways that scent adds texture to past and present, and actively shapes our histories, rituals, and dreams.
From the Fragrant Library
Inspired by classic ex libris bookplates, Ex Libris Odoratis translates from Latin to from the fragrant library. Designed for curious noses, our limited editions are created in small quantities, celebrating craft, intention, and imagination.