Book review THE ART OF MAKE-UP FOR STAGE, TELEVISION AND FILM. V. Boublik. Pp. xi + 187 + Ill. (1968). Pergamon Press, Oxford. oe2.s0 (SOs). This book is a detailed handbook for the use of professional make-up artists in film and television studios as well as in the theatre. Its author is head of a research laboratory in Czechoslovakia's main film studio, dealing mainly with cosmetic problems specific to this subject. It is simply written, clearly set out and well translated, so that the result is easy reading. There are 142 diagrams and photographs to illustrate the text, even though the book consists of only 185 pages. A short introductory chapter presents the history of make-up and its development through the ages. The next two chapters give the necessary basic knowledge of the facial anatomy, etc. There follows a chapter dealing with the most important physical relations between colour and light, which includes a description of film negatives used in the industry. The longest section is devoted to the art of make-up from all aspects, including its principles and techniques corrective make-up changing the actor's personality and age with and without the use of special accessories and a chapter on the preparations used. The subject may perhaps be peripheral to the requirements of the cosmetic chemist, but it is of interest because it describes accurately, and authoritatively, the art and craftsmanship of professional make-up which, after all, makes use of all his preparations and it shows the great width of knowledge which such a professional man needs. There is a comprehensive table of contents and a brief but adequate index. Mrs. H. BUTLER 286 Published on behalf of the Society of Cosmetic. Chemists of Great Britain by Pergamon Press, Ltd., Headington Hill Hall, Oxford. Printed and Bound by H. E. Warne Ltd., 90 East Hill, St. Austell, Cornwall. Great Britain.