| Page | | Preface | v | | | Introduction | 1 | | | Sources | 2 | | | 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 | | | 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 | | | Leeching | 34 | | Leeches | 34 | | Artificial Leeches | 36 | | | Veterinary Bloodletting | 40 | | | Physical Analysis of Artifacts | 41 | | | 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 | | | Notes | 57 | | | List of Trade Catalogs Consulted | 63 | | | Figures 26-124 | 64 |
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