title: [The physician and cosmetics--distorted images reflected in German medical historiography].
abstract: Physicians have been experts in cosmetics for thousands of years. Especially since the early modern period they have produced medical advice literature that included the topic of cosmetics for a general readership. Medical historians have paid scant attention to this aspect of doctors' activities, and when they did, this happened partly in a rather prejudiced manner, resulting in long-lasting misjudgements. This is illustrated with special reference to the case of the Berlin doctor and medical historian Julius Leopold Pagel (1851-1912).
authors.affiliation: Medizinhistorisches Institut, Universität Mainz Am Pulverturm 13 D-55131 Mainz. sander@mail.uni-mainz.de
authors.forename: Sabine
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sander
mesh_terms: D003357:Cosmetic Techniques / Q000266:history*; D005858:Germany; D006663:Historiography; D049669:History, 16th Century; D049670:History, 17th Century; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049690:History, Ancient; D049691:History, Medieval; D006801:Humans; D010819:Physician's Role / Q000266:history*
vernacular_title: Der Arzt und die Kosmetik--Zerrbilder im Spiegel der deutschen Medizinhistoriographie.