Signing the Body: Marks on Skin in Early Modern France - Paperback

by Katherine Dauge-Roth (Author)

The first major investigation into the rich history and ambiguous status of body art, this study surveys varied forms of corporeal writing, imprinting and marking in France in the early modern period.

Author Biography

Katherine Dauge-Roth is Associate Professor of Romance Languages and Literatures at Bowdoin College.