Böcker av Sandra Cavallo

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. -- .

Using case studies of several European countries, this volume traces the emergence of the conventional association of widowhood with women and studies widowhood as a predominantly female experience from both the male and the female perspectives.