Artisans of the Body in Early Modern Italy

Identities, Families and Masculinities

By:

Sandra Cavallo

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Paperback / softback

Series:

Gender in History

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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. -- .

Author Biography:

Sandra Cavallo is Professor of Early Modern History at Royal Holloway, University of London -- .

Release date Australia

June 1st, 2010

Author

Sandra Cavallo

Audiences

Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Undergraduate

Illustrations

Illustrations, black & white

Pages

296

Series

Gender in History

Dimensions

138x216x15

ISBN-13

9780719081514

Product ID

6204546

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