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    Marguerite Johnson’s welcome book conveniently brings together Ovid’s

    M a r g u erite J o h nson

    OV I D O N C O S M E T I C S
    discussions of female cosmetics and beauty treatments in his eroto-didactic
    poetry, including the surviving hundred lines of his treatise on Cosmetic
    Treatments for the Female Face. This fascinating volume, with helpful
    illustrations, will interest all students of women, sex and gender in classical
    antiquity, as well as historians of botany, medicine, and science.
    Alison Keith, Professor of Classics, University of Toronto, Canada

    Johnson’s important book is a scholarly dissection of Ovid’s writings on


    personal appearance. She walks us splendidly through the details of hair,
    cosmetics and cosmeceuticals, jewelry, and clothing in Roman antiquity, and
    adds some modern resources into the mix as well. A fascinating, wide-ranging,
    and readable book.
    Kelly Olson, Associate Professor of Classics, Western University, Ontario, Canada

    The Medicamina Faciei Femineae is a didactic elegy that showcases Ovid’s


    trademark combination of poetic instruction and trivial subject matter.
    Exploring female beauty and cosmeceuticals, with particular emphasis on
    cultus, the poem presents five facial recipes for Roman women in a witty,
    vivacious style.

    The first full study in English devoted to this little-researched but multi-
    faceted elegy, Ovid on Cosmetics includes an introductory discussion of the
    poem’s literary heritage, its place within Ovid’s oeuvre, related social values,
    aesthetics and attitudes to female beauty. There is also an edited Latin text,
    new translation, detailed commentary and accompanying texts.

    Marguerite Johnson
    OV I D
    The Medicamina Faciei Femineae was a must-read for women in antiquity
    and can now reach new and enthusiastic readers today. This is a stimulating
    work for scholars interested in ancient cosmeceuticals, gender and sexuality,
    as well as literary and cultural history.

    Marguerite Johnson is Associate Professor in the School of Humanities and


    Social Sciences, The University of Newcastle, Australia. She is author of
    Sappho (Bloomsbury Academic, 2006) and Boudicca (Bloomsbury Academic,
    2012) for the ‘Ancients in Action’ series, and co-editor (with Harold Tarrant) of
    Alcibiades and the Socratic Lover-Educator (Bloomsbury Academic, 2012). ON COSMETICS
    CLASSICAL STUDIES www.bloomsbury.com
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    M e d i c a m i n a Fa c i e i Fe m i n e a e
    a n d R e l a t e d Te x t s

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