1st Edition
Gaspare Tagliacozzi and Early Modern Surgery Faces, Men, and Pain
By Paolo Savoia
Copyright 2020
284 Pages
29 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
284 Pages
29 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
284 Pages
29 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book uses the work of Bolognese physician and anatomist Gaspare Tagliacozzi to explore the social and cultural history of early modern surgery. It discusses how Italian and European surgeons' attitudes to health and beauty – and how patients' gender – shaped views on the public appearance of the human body.
In 1597, Gaspare Tagliacozzi published a two-volume book on reconstructive... Read more
acknowledgments
list of abbreviations
list of figures
Introduction
Chapter 1. Patients and Cases
Chapter 2. Patients and Practitioners: Swords, Books, and Knives
Chapter 3. The Culture of the Face
Chapter 4. Health and Appearance
Chapter 5. Grafting Humans and Plants
Chapter 6. Surgery and The Moral Economy of Pain
Chapter 7. Conclusion: The Place of Tagliacozzi
bibliography
Biography
Paolo Savoia is Assistant Professor of the History of Science at the University of Bologna.
