Some cosmetic recipes in medical texts of Late Antiquity: Treatments for the face in the Libri medicinales of Aetius Amidenus

• Autores: Irene Calà
• Localización: Meridies: Estudios de historia y patrimonio de la Edad Media, ISSN 1137-6015, Nº. 11, 2020, págs. 2-14
• Idioma: inglés
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  • 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.