Book of the Bath; Author: Bonneville, Francois De; Hardback; Book

Author: Bonneville, Francois De
Hardback; Book; 165 Colour and 50 B&w Illustrations
208 pages
Published: October 1998
Thames and Hudson Ltd
ISBN: 050001874X
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An exceptionally well-documented and beautifully illustrated account of bathing through the ages. The first to give a comprehensive account of the sheer luxury of baths and bathing. An exceptionally well-documented and beautifully illustrated account of bathing through the ages. The first to give a comprehensive account of the sheer luxury of baths and bathing.From the hedonistic world of the Roman thermae to the medieval bathouse, and from the 19th-century cabinet de toilette to the modern bathroom, this is an illustrated account of bathing through the ages. Necessity, pleasure, cleanliness and sensual satisfaction are all discussed