Pierre de Brantôme

“Three things white: skin, teeth and hands.Three black: eyes, brows and lids.Three red: lips, cheeks and nails.Three long: body, hair and hands.Three short: teeth, ears and feet.Three wide: chest or bosom, forehead and space betwixt the eyes.Three narrow: mouth (upper and lower), girth or waist, and ankle.Three big and thick: arm, thigh and calf.Three long and fine: fingers, hair and lips.Three small and delicate: breasts, nose and head.”

“A fair body, if it have not a fair mind to match, is more like a mere image of itself or idol than a true human body.”