Author: FRANCOISE DE BONNEVILLE:
Title: The Book of the Bath.
Description: London. Thames & Hudson. 1998. lst U.K. edn. HEAVY large format hardback which may require extra postage. 208 pages. Colour and b.w. illustrations. Fine in fine d.w. Ex shop stock. Unread book. Revealing the secrets of the bathrooms from the hedonistic and Epicurean world of the Roman thermae to the simmering warmth of the medieval bathhouses, from the 19th century cabinet de toilette in its disguise as a boudoir to the comfort and technological efficiency of the modern bathroom, this is a well-documented and beautifully illustrated account of bathing through the ages. ISBN: 0-500-01874-X. (3370)

Keywords: Social history. Baths. Bathing. 050001874X