The first volume of Beholding Beauty begins in the Horn of Africa, the cradle of mankind, showcasing and documenting the history and significance behind the Horn’s ancient beautification and adornment rituals. With spectacular photographs, this historic volume provides insightful portraits of the Horn’s women, guardians of ancient wisdom, and captures every intricate detail and fine nuance of their arts of beauty and wellbeing, set against a vivid backdrop of some of the region’s most archaic and pristine landscapes.
UPCOMING BOOKS
Beholding Beauty will release a series of books that takes readers on a treasure hunt to seek the origins and secrets of beauty and wellbeing. Peter Schoenborn descends into the realm of myths and legends to unravel the deeper meaning and functions behind these beauty rituals and the plants intrinsic to their use.
Vol. III : LADORADA
Vol. IV : The Scented Triangle
Vol. V : Sahelian Queens
UNDER THE SPELL OF SHAHRAZADE
The second volume to the series sets out to discover the ancient traditions of body adornment and beautification of Central Asia, where the ‘East’ and ‘West’ have converged, and where great civilisations of the past have fused to create the societies and cultures today.