Think of the so-called bonfire of the vanities in 1497 , when girolamo savonarola and his band of religious followers roundly collected and set fire to mounds of " pagan " literature .
Vanities varied in size , from a handy box to a mini-cabinet that remained in place on a table , a small piece of furniture .
梳妆盒的尺寸各不相同,有的是可随身携带的小盒,有的则是放在桌上固定位置的小柜子,是一件小家具。
But linda polman , a dutch journalist who has spent years travelling in war zones , is more interested in the alleged vanities of emergency aid .
但是在战地游历多年的一位荷兰记者琳达波尔曼对于紧急援助所谓的虚荣心更感兴趣。
Silas deane , 42-year-old president of baden bath , a $ 1 million provider of luxury showers , tubs , sinks , vanities and the like , found himself in china for the same reason every company seems to find itself in the world 's most populous country : manufacturing .
Hence the great bonfires of the vanities in the piazza della signoria in 1497 and 1498 , when countless works of art , as well as cards , books and dresses , went up in flames .