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Focusing on learning about history rather than learning from history, these essays address early modern preoccupations with body art, piercing, tattoos, cosmetic surgery, public dissection, drug experimentation and the body's extremities.
"A strong preoccupation with the human body - often manifested in startling ways - is a characteristic shared by early modern Europeans and their present-day counterparts. Whilst modern manifestations of this interest include body piercing, tattoos, plastic surgery and eating di…
