Birth and development of the cosmetic literature
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| The Renaissance constituted a major step in the history of cosmetics in Europe. Beauty recipes took more and more space in 16th century printed production. Although cosmetics remained closely linked with botany
and did not produce its own autonomous discourse yet, it was nonetheless present in most of the texts dealing with medicine or pharmacy. In 1572, the first French edition of the Commentaires sur les six livres de
Dioscoride by Pierre-André Matthiole was published in Lyons. This book features a table of the “simple medicines used to decorate the body,” presented in accordance with the ailments they helped averting and the
results they had. |
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| Rembert Dodoens. Florum, et coronariarum odoratarumque nonullarum harbarum historia ... Anvers: Christophe Plantin, 1568. |
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| BIU Santé Pharmacie : cote RES 19124 . |
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Leonhart Fuchs. Les Commentaires insignes sur l'histoire des plantes. Bâle: Isengrin, 1542.
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| BIU Santé Pharmacie : RES 105945. |
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The books are mainly directed at a learned readership comprised of academics, physicians, botanists and apothecaries. Product composition is usually indicated, but no information is provided
either on fabrication methods or on recommended uses. |
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