Giovanni Della Casa, the Italian Miss Manners of the Renaissance and all around scold, warns in his book, Galateo (1558) that a man must achieve a delicate balance when tending to his personal scent. He should not reek like a filthy beggar in the street, nor smell like he’s been bombed with an eye-watering amount of perfume.
Giants, Dracula & Werewolves…Oh My!
Ferdinand’s massive collection of art, artifacts, and specimens is a hoarder’s delight.