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Beauty and Cosmetics 1550 to 1950 (Shire Library)

Beauty and Cosmetics 1550 to 1950 (Shire Library) Paperback - 2012

by Downing, Sarah Jane

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  • Title Beauty and Cosmetics 1550 to 1950 (Shire Library)
  • Author Downing, Sarah Jane
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Paperback
  • Condition Used - Acceptable
  • Pages 64
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Shire Publications
  • Date 2012-02-21
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # GOR006311826
  • ISBN 9780747808398 / 0747808392
  • Weight 0.3 lbs (0.14 kg)
  • Dimensions 8 x 5.7 x 0.3 in (20.32 x 14.48 x 0.76 cm)
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: British
  • Library of Congress subjects Beauty, Personal, Cosmetics - History
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2012554300
  • Dewey Decimal Code 646.7

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Sarah Jane Downing is a freelance writer with a special interest in the eighteenth century. She has written widely about the arts, contributing to national and local magazines and newspapers. She has written 'The English Pleasure Garden' and 'Fashion in the Time of Jane Austen' for Shire.

Media reviews

"A comprehensive history of Beauty and Cosmetics from Pagan cultures to Christian cultures through to the 1950s. The small size of this book belies the extent of information contained within, including a rich social history...Intelligently written with humor throughout and with a strong emphasis on social history, this lushly illustrated book will be of wide appeal. Highly Recommended."—Vintage Fashion Guild

"Small and compact, this wonderfully illustrated book describes the standards of beauty popular in each era, from 1550 when alabaster brows were highly prized, to the black eyebrows that were favored by 18th century women. As with all Shire books, Sarah Jane Downing’s trip through time provides us with brilliant insights... I give the delightful Beauty and Cosmetics 1550-1950 four out of five Regency tea cups." - Vic Sanborn, Jane Austen's World

About the author

Sarah Jane Downing is a freelance writer with a special interest in the eighteenth century. She has written widely about the arts, contributing to national and local magazines and newspapers. She has written 'The English Pleasure Garden' and 'Fashion in the Time of Jane Austen' for Shire.