Cathedral Library
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Cathedral Library(2026)

4160 Tuesdays

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First made for a university research project: the aroma of 350 years of accumulated books along an old stone corridor, carved oak doors opening onto wood, leather, incense, pipe tobacco and oil lamps. It carries the vanilla aroma of old pages, since paper made from wood degrades from lignin to vanillin over time.

Did you know? This scent's leather note traces back to 16th-century Grasse, where perfuming foul-smelling gloves accidentally built the world's perfume capital. Read the full story →
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Launched
2026

Cathedral Library is a fragrance from 4160 Tuesdays, released in 2026. It opens with Old Paper and Vanillin, moves into a heart of Leather and Smoke, and settles into a base of Incense and Polished Wood.

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Top notes
Old PaperVanillin
Heart notes
LeatherSmoke
Base notes
IncensePolished Wood
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