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

Informationen zum Autor Sandra Cavallo is Professor in Early Modern History at Royal Holloway, University of London Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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. -- . Inhaltsverzeichnis List of platesList of captionsList of figuresList of tablesAcknowledgementsList of abbreviationsIntroduction1. The view of the body of an ordinary surgeon 2. Health, beauty and hygiene: the broad domain of a barber-surgeon's duties 3. Barber-surgeons and artisans of the body 4. The place in society of artisans of the body 5. Social and kinship ties 6. Age, working relationships and the marketplace 7. Women in the body crafts 8. The weak father 9. Respectable men 10. The good surgeon Conclusion BibliographyIndex

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Sandra Cavallo, Sandra Storey Cavallo, Cavallo Sandra
• Editore: Manchester University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.06.2010
• EAN: 9780719081514
• ISBN: 978-0-7190-8151-4
• Pagine: 296
• Serie: Gender in History (Paperback); Gender in History
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia dei paesi e delle regioni; European History, HISTORY / Europe / Italy, Italy, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599