Painted faces : a colourful history of cosmetics / Susan Stewart.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stewart, Susan (Susan Margaret), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cosmetics--History.

Cosmetics.

History.

Beauty, Personal--History.

Beauty, Personal.

Beauty culture--History.

Beauty culture.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

288, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly colour), portraits ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Stroud : Amberley Publishing, 2017.

Summary:

"Throughout history, women (and men) have applied make-up to enhance, alter, conceal and even to disguise their appearance. Also, to a greater or lesser degree over time, cosmetics have been used as a visible marker of social status, gender, wealth, and well-being. A closer look at the world of make-up gives us not only a mirror reflecting day-to-day life in the past, but also an indicator of the culture and politics of earlier periods in history."--Book jacket.

Contents:

1. Introduction: Make-up matters

2. The ancient world: prehistory

Egyptians, Greeks and Romans

3. The Middle Ages: East meets West, literature for women and the Church against cosmetics

4. The late fifteenth and sixteenth centuries: the Classical revival, books of secrets and the printing press

5. The seventeenth century: witches, wizards and patches

6. The eighteenth century: counterfeit cosmetics, the French Revolution, and the importance of being seen

7. The nineteenth century: the Victorians, ladies' magazines, crime and cosmetics

8. The twentieth century: the magic of the movies, make-up and the war effort, and mass media advertising

9. The twenty-first century: making up in public with make-up from the past

Glossary of cosmetic ingredients.

Notes:

Includes bibliography: (pages 279-280) and index.

ISBN:

9781445653990

1445653990

OCLC:

1021835636