The finishing touch : cosmetics through the ages
(Book - Regular Print)
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Published
London : British Library, 2014.
Physical Desc
176 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm
Status
Camp Verde Community Library - NF - Nonfiction Books
391.6 WAL
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391.6 WAL
1 available
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Published
London : British Library, 2014.
Format
Book - Regular Print
Language
English
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Description
This book has the details. Carrying readers from Anglo-Saxon times (via a particularly gruesome prescription for cosmetic surgery) to the present, Julian Walker reveals the countless, occasionally desperate ways people have tried to make themselves more attractive. A facewash of boiled, minced pigeon, bear grease as a glistening pomade; a horseradish-and-milk cocktail to lighten a tan; these are just a few of the bizarre recipes and techniques that Walker has dug up (and that's without even mentioning the tricks for keeping mice out of powdered wigs!).0 Not since Jonathan Swift showed us Celia's dressing room, with its gallypots and vials placed / Some filled with washes, some with paste; have we had such a close-up look at the secrets of the dressing table. Decorated with images from the British Library's vast collections, this book will charm, surprise, enlighten, and amuse men and women alike.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Walker, J. (2014). The finishing touch: cosmetics through the ages . British Library.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Walker, Julian, 1954-. 2014. The Finishing Touch: Cosmetics Through the Ages. British Library.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Walker, Julian, 1954-. The Finishing Touch: Cosmetics Through the Ages British Library, 2014.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Walker, Julian. The Finishing Touch: Cosmetics Through the Ages British Library, 2014.
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