Project Gutenberg 2006-11-27 Public domain in the USA. 69 Andrews, William 1848 1908 At the Sign of the Barber's Pole: Studies In Hirsute History Produced by Ted Garvin, Karina Aleksandrova and the Online Distributed Proofreaders Europe at http://dp.rastko.net "At the Sign of the Barber's Pole: Studies In Hirsute History" by William Andrews is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book delves into the intriguing history connected to barbers and their trade, exploring various customs, practices, and the evolution of hairstyles and grooming from antiquity to the modern era. At the start of the work, the author presents a preface that outlines the purpose of the book: to bring together curious facts and anecdotes surrounding barbers and their profession. The opening chapter discusses the barber's pole, a traditional symbol of the barber's trade, and explores its origins and various interpretations throughout history. Andrews meticulously explains the dual role of barbers in the past as both hairdressers and surgeons, touching on customs such as bloodletting and the social dynamics within barber shops, while setting the stage for further exploration of the rich tapestry of hirsute history in subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Hairdressing -- History Barbers GT Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General 215523 215529 2024-09-08T14:11:30.614173 2023-09-09T06:13:08.332145 text/html text/html 209267 2006-11-27T00:23:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 3622185 2006-11-27T00:23:14 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 4088330 2024-09-08T14:11:44.903057 application/epub+zip 4078808 2024-09-08T14:11:35.450187 application/epub+zip 145297 2024-09-08T14:11:31.502135 application/epub+zip 4655760 2024-09-08T14:11:49.720030 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4640697 2024-09-08T14:11:40.429092 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 255003 2022-09-09T11:55:21.850384 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 166784 166678 2024-09-08T14:11:29.699160 2023-09-09T06:13:07.383082 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 166598 2006-11-27T00:23:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 66757 2006-11-27T00:23:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 166598 2006-11-27T00:23:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 66709 2006-11-27T00:23:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19906 2024-09-08T14:11:49.880042 application/rdf+xml 23332 2024-09-08T14:11:31.884144 image/jpeg 4734 2024-09-08T14:11:31.691125 image/jpeg 3694305 2024-09-08T14:11:30.781154 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog