How to Be a Renaissance Woman
Book description
*As heard on BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour*
*A BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week, October 2023*
'A total eye-opener, I loved it' Nuala McGovern
'Lively and intriguing ... You'll never look at Renaissance portraits in the same way' Maggie O'Farrell
'Terrific ... that rare thing, a serious history…
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Whilst I have been writing about the history of radioactive elements for the last few years I am actually a beauty historian (and there is lots of cross-over with radium and thorium, being used as an ingredient in cosmetics) so this book was always going to appeal.
But even though I was already interested in the topic what Jill Burke has done is absolutely masterful combining recipes, female artists, artisans, businesswomen, and at the same time unpicking those ideas around beauty that are still with us today. It’s a really important take on a really important subject and well worth…
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