How to Get a Manicure, c. 1150

Tacuinum sanitatis (14th c., Biblioteca Casanatense)One who has very ugly nails should smear them with liquid from the little bladder of the bumblebee and tie it with a band. He should do this until they become beautiful.Hildegard...

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Ye Olde Ask the Past Gift Guide

The Graphic (1874), The British LibraryShopping got you down? Don't worry – the Past has done this before. Here assembled for your triumphant gift-giving is the wisdom of the ages (or at least the 19th century).Recipe for success: (1)...

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How to Exercise in Cold Weather, 1315

J. Paul Getty Museum, MS Ludwig IX 6, f. 2r"If you will, walk daily somewhere morning and evening. And if the weather is cold, if you can, run on [an] empty stomach or at least walk rapidly, that the natural heat may be revived... If you cannot...

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