Facing Decay Beauty Aging And Cosmetics

Facing DecayBeauty, Aging, and Cosmetics in Early Modern Europe\nAuthor(s): Erin Griffey\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Pennsylvania State University Press, United States\nImprint: Pennsylvania State University Press\nISBN-13: 9780271100227, 978-0271100227\nSynopsis\nThe pursuit of youth and beauty transcends time periods. As now, women in the early modern period also sought to turn back the clock using cosmetic recipes promising beauty and clear, younger-looking skin. \n\nFacing Decay systematically examines early modern visual art, anti-aging recipes, and a range of other writings to investigate the periods obsession with youth and beautyand the corollary anxiety about age and decay. It provides the first examination of not only why but how early modern women sought to fight the appearance of old age. Author Erin Griffey argues that youthful skin was not simply a cosmetic pursuit; it was regarded as a signal of health, and thus beauty regimens intersected with medical practice. She .