Some cosmetic recipes in medical texts of Late Antiquity: Treatments for the face in the Libri medicinales of Aetius Amidenus

Resumen

According to Galen, cosmetics is a part of medicine and for this reason, his medical works deal with many cosmetic recipes. In this paper, I discuss some cosmetic recipes of Late Antiquity in the Libri medicinales of Aetius Amidenus, a doctor lived during the sixth century. I give for the first time a translation of a long passage discussing treatments for the face; I then discuss some interesting points, especially concerning ingredients and sources.