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The Digital Walters - W.478, Treatise on cosmetics

Abstract

This Italian manuscript, written in Venetian dialect, was produced ca. 1500, and contains various recipes and remedies for the wellbeing and beauty of women. This text, like most cosmetic treatises in the vernacular, is addressed specifically to a female audience. The text's focus on beauty and appearance is emphasized by the miniature on its opening page, where we see the Judgement of Paris. The Trojan hero Paris was asked to judge a beauty contest between Aphrodite, Hera, and Athena. He chose Aphrodite because she promised him the hand of Helen, known as the most beautiful woman in the world. Although the origin of this text is unknown, it follows in the tradition of those which focus specifically on cosmetics. One such example is the 12th century "Trotula" text that is believed to have originated in Salerno (Italy) and is comprised of three distinct works. One of them (De ornatu mulierum) was dedicated to cosmetics, whereas the other two dealt with obstetrics/gynecology and women's diseases respectively. The "Trotula" corpus was immensely popular and survives in nearly 200 copies in both Latin and various vernacular translations. The Walters treatise, on the other hand, survives only in one partial copy at the Wellcome Library (MS 531) in London, which is missing the prologue as well as a significant portion of the book itself.

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    1. Upper board outside

    2. Upper board inside

    3. fol. 1r

    4. fol. 1v

    5. fol. 2r

    6. fol. 2v

    7. fol. 3r

    8. fol. 3v

    9. fol. 4r

    10. fol. 4v

    11. fol. 5r

    12. fol. 5v

    13. fol. 6r

    14. fol. 6v

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    17. fol. 8r

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    19. fol. 9r

    20. fol. 9v

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    22. fol. 10v

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    87. Lower board inside

    88. Lower board outside

    89. Spine

    90. Fore-edge

    91. Head

    92. Tail

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