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A natural history of the senses kindle edition by ackerman, diane. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. A cultural history of the senses in the middle ages, 5001450 edited by richard newhauser arizone state university, usa 3. The mute sense nothing is more memorable than a smell.