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| Preface | [v] |
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| Introduction | [1] |
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| Sources | [2] |
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| Bleeding: The History | [3] |
| How Much Blood to Take | [5] |
| When to Bleed | [7] |
| Barber-Surgeons | [8] |
| Bloodletting and the Scientific Revolution | [9] |
| Instrumentation and Techniques | [10] |
| Spring Lancets | [12] |
| The Decline of Bleeding | [15] |
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| Cupping | [17] |
| Early Cupping Instruments | [17] |
| Instruments of the Professional Cupper | [21] |
| Cupping Procedure | [24] |
| Nineteenth Century Attempts to Improve Cupping Technology | [25] |
| Dry Cupping | [31] |
| Breast Cupping | [32] |
| The Decline of Cupping | [34] |
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| Leeching | [34] |
| Leeches | [34] |
| Artificial Leeches | [36] |
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| Veterinary Bloodletting | [40] |
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| Physical Analysis of Artifacts | [41] |
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| Catalog of Bloodletting Instruments | [42] |
| Phlebotomy | [44] |
| Flint and Thumb Lancets | [44] |
| Spring Lancets | [44] |
| Bleeding Bowls | [47] |
| Extra Blades and Cases | [47] |
| Cupping | [48] |
| Scarificators | [48] |
| Cups | [50] |
| Cupping Sets | [50] |
| Cupping Apparatus | [52] |
| Breast Pumps | [52] |
| Leeching | [53] |
| Veterinary Bloodletting | [53] |
| Fleams | [53] |
| Spring Lancets | [54] |
| Related Artifacts | [55] |
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| Notes | [57] |
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| List of Trade Catalogs Consulted | [63] |
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| Figures 26-124 | [64] |