List of Plates * List of Captions * List of Figures * List of Tables * Acknowledgements * List of Abbreviations * Introduction * The View of the Body of An Ordinary Surgeon * Bernardo Calvo and His Writings * The Permeability of the Body: External Ailments, Internal Causes * Theoretical Versus Practical Medicine? * The Multiple Meanings of Surgical Tracts * Health, Beauty, and Hygiene: The Broad Domain of a Barber--Surgeon's Duties * Hair, Sweat, and Other Kinds of "Excrements" * Blood and the Nobility of the Barber's Craft * The Fluidity of Professional Labels * Barber--Surgeons and the Expanding Demand for Beauty Care Services * Barber--Surgeons and Artisans of the Body * Duties in the Chamber * Kinship Between Occupations * Jewelers, Tailors, Upholsterers * Artisans of the Body: A Culturally Defined Milieu * The Place in Society of Artisans of the Body * How Can Artisan Status Be Studied * Property and Lifestyle * The Bride's Trousseau * Stipends, Gifts, Privileges, and Proximity To Power * Social and Kinship Ties * Social Networks: Siblings, In--laws, and Neighbors * Credit Networks * The "Horizontal Family" * Professional Networks: The Peer Group * Age, Working Relationships, and the Marketplace * Apprenticeship * Surgeons' Giovani Lavorare in Compagnia: Working in Partnership * From Young Surgeon to Master * Women in the Body Crafts * Daughters and Wives of Artisans of the Body * Mothers, Sisters, and Servants * Women Serving in the Chamber * The Weak Father * Youth: Neither Dependency Nor Rebellion * Ruptures: The Negotiable Family * Non-Patrilinear Forms of Transmission * Masters and Pupils: "Diagonal" Relationships Between Men * Respectable Men * The Emancipated Son * Marriage and Masculinity * Bachelors' Professional Status * Bachelors in the Domestic Sphere * The Good Surgeon * The Value and Meaning of the License * Place and Trust * Public Offices and Professional Image * Conclusion * Bibliography List of Plates * List of Captions * List of Figures * List of Tables * Acknowledgements * List of Abbreviations * Introduction * The View of the Body of An Ordinary Surgeon * Bernardo Calvo and His Writings * The Permeability of the Body: External Ailments, Internal Causes * Theoretical Versus Practical Medicine? * The Multiple Meanings of Surgical Tracts * Health, Beauty, and Hygiene: The Broad Domain of a Barber--Surgeon's Duties * Hair, Sweat, and Other Kinds of "Excrements" * Blood and the Nobility of the Barber's Craft * The Fluidity of Professional Labels * Barber--Surgeons and the Expanding Demand for Beauty Care Services * Barber--Surgeons and Artisans of the Body * Duties in the Chamber * Kinship Between Occupations * Jewelers, Tailors, Upholsterers * Artisans of the Body: A Culturally Defined Milieu * The Place in Society of Artisans of the Body * How Can Artisan Status Be Studied * Property and Lifestyle * The Bride's Trousseau * Stipends, Gifts, Privileges, and Proximity To Power * Social and Kinship Ties * Social Networks: Siblings, In--laws, and Neighbors * Credit Networks * The "Horizontal Family" * Professional Networks: The Peer Group * Age, Working Relationships, and the Marketplace * Apprenticeship * Surgeons' Giovani Lavorare in Compagnia: Working in Partnership * From Young Surgeon to Master * Women in the Body Crafts * Daughters and Wives of Artisans of the Body * Mothers, Sisters, and Servants * Women Serving in the Chamber * The Weak Father * Youth: Neither Dependency Nor Rebellion * Ruptures: The Negotiable Family * Non-Patrilinear Forms of Transmission * Masters and Pupils: "Diagonal" Relationships Between Men * Respectable Men * The Emancipated Son * Marriage and Masculinity * Bachelors' Professional Status * Bachelors in the Domestic Sphere * The Good Surgeon * The Value and Meaning of the License * Place and Trust * Public Offices and Professional Image * Conclusio.