Beauty and Cosmetics 1550-1950

by Sarah Jane Downing

Exhibiting enormous power or inspiring incredible devotion, throughout history beauty has been women's chief asset. Each age has required its own standard - a gleaming white brow during the Renaissance, the black eyebrows considered charming in the early 18th century, or the thin lips thought desirable to the Victorians. For those naturally blessed, their beauty could ensure a good marriage, offer social mobility, fame or notoriety whereas those...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0747808392
• ISBN13: 9780747808398
• Release Date: February 2012
• Publisher: Shire Publications
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.7" x 8.0"