Artisans of the Body in Early Modern Italy

Autor*innen

• Sandra Cavallo
• Tessa Storey

Parameter

• 296 Seiten
• 11 Lesestunden

• Hobby & Freizeit
• Karten & Reisen
• Reisen & Wandern

Mehr zum Buch

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. -- .

• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2010
• Einband: Paperback