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Cosmetics - History

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Cosmetics
Cosmetics

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Works from the collections

14 works

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    The artifice of beauty : a history and practical guide to perfumes and cosmetics / Sally Pointer.

    Pointer, Sally. | Date: 2005
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    Cura dabit faciem : Kosmetik im Altertum : literarische, kulturhistorische und medizinische Aspekte / Maren Saiko.

    Saiko, Maren. | Date: 2005
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    Antica cosmesi mediterranea : proposte d'uso cosmetico e dermatologico desunte da antichi testi di materia medica / Luigi Giannelli ; con presentazione di Gianni Proserpio.

    Giannelli, Luigi. | Date: 2000
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    Trotula : un compendio medievale di medicina delle donne / a cura di Monica H. Green ; traduzione italiana di Valentina Brancone.

    Trotula. | Date: 2009
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    The finishing touch : cosmetics through the ages / Julian Walker.

    Walker, Julian, 1954- | Date: 2014

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