Renaissance skin

Renaissance skinAuthor: Evelyn Welch ISBN: 9781526196378 Publisher: Manchester University Press Year first published: 22 Oct 2025 Pages: 400 Format: Hardback A magnificently illustrated study of skin in Renaissance Europe. People in the Renaissance saw skin differently from how we do today. The Europe of 1500 to 1700 was a world of humours, and skin the clothing of the body was thought to be dangerously porous. In this landmark book, Evelyn Welch explores Renaissance

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