{"product_id":"facing-decay-erin-griffey-9780271100227","title":"Facing Decay: Beauty, Aging, and Cosmetics in Early Modern Europe","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eFacing Decay\u003c\/i\u003e systematically examines early modern visual art, anti-aging recipes, and a range of other writings to investigate the period's obsession with youth and beauty--and their corollary anxiety about age and decay. It provides the first examination of not only \u003ci\u003ewhy\u003c\/i\u003e but \u003ci\u003ehow\u003c\/i\u003e early modern women sought to fight the appearance of old age. Author Erin Griffey argues that youthful skin was not simply a cosmetic pursuit but was regarded as a signal of health, and thus beauty regimens intersected with medical practice. She takes beauty and its decay seriously and links therapeutic cosmetics to not only medical knowledge but also scientific ingenuity, social benefit, and cultural agency.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis interdisciplinary book negotiates both the representations and the practical applications of beauty culture in early modern Europe through the history of art, society, medicine, and science. It is a fascinating and frequently surprising work that should appeal to anyone interested in the history of women, aging, medicine, beauty culture, and beauty recipes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Erin Griffey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0271100222\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780271100227\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penn State University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/04\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 260\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.31lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.97d","brand":"Erin Griffey","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46880904937727,"sku":"9780271100227","price":99.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f206141a-bd14-4d07-90f4-9a4076ee20a2.jpg?v=1747970075","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/facing-decay-erin-griffey-9780271100227","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}