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

by Sandra Cavallo

Book Overview

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"