Open AccessSome cosmetic recipes in medical texts of Late Antiquity: Treatments for the face in the Libri medicinales of Aetius Amidenus
Author(s) -
Irene Calà
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
meridies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1137-6015
DOI - 10.21071/meridies.vi11.12150
Subject(s) - face (sociological concept) , cosmetics , art , traditional medicine , literature , medicine , philosophy , linguistics , pathology
According to Galen, cosmetics is a part of medicine and for this reason, his medical works deal with many cosmetic recipes. In this paper, I discuss some cosmetic recipes of Late Antiquity in the Libri medicinales of Aetius Amidenus, a doctor lived during the sixth century. I give for the first time a translation of a long passage discussing treatments for the face; I then discuss some interesting points, especially concerning ingredients and sources.