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Gli ornamenti delle donne: Tratti dalle scritture d'una reina greca per m. Giovanni Marinello et diuisi in quattro libri.
Publication Details
Venice: Francesco de' Franceschi Senese, 1562 CE.
A comprehensive manual by a physician on female hygiene, beauty and adornment, containing hundreds of recommendations, advice on cosmetics, and more than two dozen recipes for dyes to bleach hair blond. Marinello recommended a nightly application of a herbal infusion to improve the effects of aging. Marinello has been called "the founder of modern cosmetology." Digital facsimile from the Internet Archive at this link.
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Thematic Classifications
| Catalog Metadata | Reference Information |
|---|---|
| Entry Number | #11404 |
| Permanent Link | https://hom-sveltekit.fly.dev/entry/13603 |
| Author Bio Link | worldcat.org/identities ↗ |
| External URL | gli-ornamenti-delle-donne-tratti-dalle-scritture-duna-reina-greca-per-m-giovanni-marinello-et-diuisi-in-quattro-libri- |
Geographic Context
Publication place: Venice