Editing Grasse (section)

===Historical activity===
In the [[Middle Ages]], Grasse specialised in leather tanning. Once tanned, the hides were often exported to [[Genoa]] or [[Pisa]], cities that shared a commercial alliance with Grasse. Several centuries of this intense activity witnessed many technological advances within tanning industries. The hides of Grasse acquired a reputation for high quality. But the leather smelled bad, something that did not please the glove wearing [[nobility]]. This is when Jean de [[Galimard]], a [[tanner (occupation)|tanner]] in Grasse, came up with the idea of scented leather gloves. He offered a pair of scented gloves to [[Catherine de' Medici]], who was seduced by the gift. Thereafter, the product spread through the Royal Court and high society, and this made a worldwide reputation for Grasse. The seventeenth century became the heyday of "Glovers Perfumers"; however, high taxes on leather and competition from [[Nice]] brought a decline for the leather industry in Grasse, and production of leather [[fragrance]] ceased. The rare scents from the Grasse ([[lavender]], [[Myrtaceae|myrtle]], jasmine, [[rose]], [[orange blossom]] and wild [[mimosa]]) did win the title for the Grasse as the perfume capital of the world. Harvesting jasmine was a labour-intensive business only a few decades ago. Flowers had to be hand picked at dawn, when their scent is the most developed and immediately to be treated by cold [[enfleurage]].{{Citation needed | reason=No sources listed, though the existing citations might cover this. | date=September 2020}}