Barber

Barbier ( from French la barbe [ baʀb ] = beard ) is a craft. In the Middle Ages and the early modern period, people working as barbers, bath servants and nurses were called barbers or Balbierer in the field of personal care, wound healing and nursing. As the Bader used the barber mainly the hair of men. He was responsible also tooth extractions, blood-letting and enemas.

History

The barbers have presumably developed from the Bader servants, and some specialize in certain tasks of Bader. The first mention of the barbers found in 1397 in an official letter in Cologne. Barber guilds can be found in the Hanseatic cities from the second half of the 15th century: in 1457 in Gdansk, 1480 in Lübeck, 1486 in Hamburg.

Barbers were also called dry Scherer, since they offered other than the bathrooms, no hot bath. Since, in a hot bath male and female humans were completely without clothing, diseases could thus be transmitted very easily, which is why Bader were viewed in the eyes of barbers less. Cut and shave hair addition they also treated wounds, broken bones, pulled teeth, made ​​bloodletting or set forth ointments.

With the development and professionalization of doctors in the early 19th century, barbers sought to further specialize. With the wigs branch of the wig maker, the XIII got his season high with Ludwig was because it was early bald, but on a full head of hair after all did not want to do without. With the invention of Rasierhobels towards the end of the 19th century, many men went over to yourself to shave at home, which has become the shave at the barber or barber the exception. Barbers and Bader were in Germany until about 1930 as a certified Bader.

Credentials

Barbier ( 1568)

Barbers in Japan ( 1850)