At The Sign Of The Barber S Pole
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At The Sign Of The Barber S Pole
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Author : William Andrews
language : en
Publisher: Lethe Press
Release Date : 2008-12
At The Sign Of The Barber S Pole written by William Andrews and has been published by Lethe Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-12 with History categories.
Hirsute history may not be the most sought-after field at institutes of higher learning, but the long-storied saga of the barber aand the beard deserve study. In At the Sign of the Barber's Pole, the late academic William Andrews has poured over countless historical records and works of literature to offer readers the definitive story of society's fondness for bygone beards, mustaches, and wigs.
At The Sign Of The Barber S Pole
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Author : William Andrews
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1969
At The Sign Of The Barber S Pole written by William Andrews and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1969 with Barbers categories.
At The Sign Of The Barber S Pole
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Author : William William Andrews
language : en
Publisher: CreateSpace
Release Date : 2013-10
At The Sign Of The Barber S Pole written by William William Andrews and has been published by CreateSpace this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10 with categories.
In most instances the old signs which indicated the callings of shopkeepers have been swept away. Indeed, the three brass balls of the pawn-broker and the pole of the barber are all that are left of signs of the olden time. Round the barber's pole gather much curious fact and fiction. So many suggestions have been put forth as to its origin and meaning that the student of history is puzzled to give a correct solution. One circumstance is clear: its origin goes back to far distant times. An attempt is made in "The Athenian Oracle" (i. 334), to trace the remote origin of the pole. "The barber's art," says the book, "was so beneficial to the publick, that he who first brought it up in Rome had, as authors relate, a statue erected to his memory. In England they were in some sort the surgeons of old times, into whose art those beautiful leeches, [1] our fair virgins, were also accustomed to be initiated. In cities and corporate towns they still retain their name Barber-Chirurgions. They therefore used to hang their basons out upon poles to make known at a distance to the weary and wounded traveller where all might have recourse. They used poles, as some inns still gibbet their signs, across a town." It is a doubtful solution of the origin of the barber's sign.
At The Sign Of The Barber S Pole Studies In Hirsute History
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Author : William Andrews
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2017-06-09
At The Sign Of The Barber S Pole Studies In Hirsute History written by William Andrews and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-06-09 with categories.
THE BARBER'S POLE n most instances the old signs which indicated the callings of shopkeepers have been swept away. Indeed, the three brass balls of the pawn-broker and the pole of the barber are all that are left of signs of the olden time. Round the barber's pole gather much curious fact and fiction. So many suggestions have been put forth as to its origin and meaning that the student of history is puzzled to give a correct solution. One circumstance is clear: its origin goes back to far distant times. An attempt is made in "The Athenian Oracle" (i. 334), to trace the remote origin of the pole. "The barber's art," says the book, "was so beneficial to the publick, that he who first brought it up in Rome had, as authors relate, a statue erected to his memory. In England they were in some sort the surgeons of old times, into whose art those beautiful leeches, our fair virgins, were also accustomed to be initiated. In cities and corporate towns they still retain their name Barber-Chirurgions. They therefore used to hang their basons out upon poles to make known at a distance to the weary and wounded traveller where all might have recourse. They used poles, as some inns still gibbet their signs, across a town." It is a doubtful solution of the origin of the barber's sign. This is the old word for doctors or surgeons. The Barber's Shop, from "Orbis Pictus." A more satisfactory explanation is given in the "Antiquarian Repertory." "The barber's pole," it is there stated, "has been the subject of many conjectures, some conceiving it to have originated from the word poll or head, with several other conceits far-fetched and as unmeaning; but the true intention of the party coloured staff was to show that the master of the shop practised surgery and could breathe a vein as well as mow a beard: such a staff being to this day by every village practitioner put in the hand of the patient undergoing the operation of phlebotomy. The white band, which encompasses the staff, was meant to represent the fillet thus elegantly twined about it." We reproduce a page from "Comenii Orbis Pictus," perhaps better known under its English title of the "Visible World." It is said to have been the first illustrated school-book printed, and was published in 1658. Comenius was born in 1592, was a Moravian bishop, a famous educational reformer, and the writer of many works, including the "Visible World: or a Nomenclature, and Pictures of all the chief things that are in the World, and of Men's Employments therein; in above an 150 Copper Cuts." Under each picture are explanatory sentences in two columns, one in Latin, and the other in English, and by this means the pupil in addition to learning Latin, was able to gain much useful knowledge respecting industries and other "chief things that are in the World." For a century this was the most popular text-book in Europe, and was translated into not fewer than fourteen languages. It has been described as a crude effort to interest the young, and it was more like an illustrated dictionary than a child's reading-book. In the picture of the interior of a barber's shop, a patient is undergoing the operation of phlebotomy (figure 11). He holds in his hand a pole or staff having a bandage twisted round it. It is stated in Brand's "Popular Antiquities" that an illustration in a missal of the time of Edward the First represents this ancient practice.
At The Sign Of The Barber S Pole Studies In Hirsute History
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Author : Andrews William
language : en
Publisher: Hardpress Publishing
Release Date : 2016-06-23
At The Sign Of The Barber S Pole Studies In Hirsute History written by Andrews William and has been published by Hardpress Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-06-23 with categories.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Barbers Pole
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Author : Toby Lurie
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1980-11-01
Barbers Pole written by Toby Lurie and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1980-11-01 with categories.
14 Geo Iii C 24 Anno Regni Georgii Iii Regis Decimo Quarto Etc An Act For Paving Repairing Lighting And Watching The Streets Within That Part Of The Parish Of Clerkenwell Called Saint James S Etc
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Author : England
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1774
14 Geo Iii C 24 Anno Regni Georgii Iii Regis Decimo Quarto Etc An Act For Paving Repairing Lighting And Watching The Streets Within That Part Of The Parish Of Clerkenwell Called Saint James S Etc written by England and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1774 with categories.
The Encyclopaedic Dictionary
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Author : Robert Hunter
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1896
The Encyclopaedic Dictionary written by Robert Hunter and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1896 with Encyclopedias and dictionaries categories.
A Dictionary Of The English Language In Which The Words Are Deduced From Their Originals
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Author : Johnson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1828
A Dictionary Of The English Language In Which The Words Are Deduced From Their Originals written by Johnson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1828 with categories.
The Encyclop Dic Dictionary
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Author : Robert Hunter
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1886
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