Fabulous! Thank you
Yep apologies about century!
Ah! Fascinating. Not sure about France but wouldnāt be surprised if Italian norms also followed there as so many other similarities.
Interesting, in Italy in the period I know about, so a bit earlier, women seemed to be in charge of hair dressing, eyebrow plucking et al. Servants but also specialists whoād go from home to home.
Another historical hairdressing image! This time from early modern Italy by Palma il Giovane. More info here: www.themorgan.org/drawings/ite...
Interesting! Did men normally dress womenās hair in 17th c Scotland I wonder? Doesnāt seem to be the case in early modern Italy. Will get going with some early modern hairdressing imagesā¦
āInestimable importanceā: 500-year-old cache of pressed flowers reveals new secrets' The herbarium of Renaissance naturalist Ulisse Aldrovandi is unlocking knowledge about how the climate crisis and human migration is changing landscapes in northern Italy. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Thousands of specimens from the 1500s show huge changes to Bolognaās flora due to climate crisis and migration, say researchers
Oooh lovely!
So, my latest book is on the Waterstones best books of 2023 list. Goodness me. All this is so unexpected, but of course Iām massively pleased that people are enjoying it!
Very touched by this first sighting of my book in Italy - in the Alinari bookshop in Florence, which Iāve visited many times. Looking very much at home!
