Artisans of the Body in Early Modern Italy: Identities, Families and Masculinities

by Sandra Cavallo

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This study of barbers-surgeons and other artisans involved in the care and appearance of the body - jewellers, tailors, wigmakers, upholsterers - sheds light on the strong sociocultural affinities that existed in the Early Modern period between these apparently unrelated trades, challenging the divide between medical and non-medical occupations.

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0719081513

ISBN13:9780719081514

Release Date:June 2010

Publisher:Manchester University Press

Length:296 Pages

Weight:1.10 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"

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