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Sweet and clean? : bodies and clothes in early modern England /

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"How dirty were our ancestors, really? Academic history has persuaded us that everyone in the early modern era thought bathing was unhealthy, so they didn't do it. Sweet and Clean? challenges this view, using a range of fascinating evidence to tell a different story about the washing of bo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: North, Susan, 1956- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2020.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Clothing and dress > Great Britain > History > 17th century.
Bathing customs > Europe > History > 17th century.
Hygiene > England > History > 17th century.
Medicine > History > 17th century.
Medicine > History > 18th century.
Hygiene > history
Clothing > history
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
History, 17th Century
History, 18th Century
England
Bains > Europe > Histoire > 17e siècle.
Hygiène > Angleterre > Histoire > 17e siècle.
Médecine > Histoire > 17e siècle.
Médecine > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Europe.
HISTORY.
Renaissance.
Social History.
Hygiene
Bathing customs
Clothing and dress
Great Britain
Europe
1600-1699
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:"How dirty were our ancestors, really? Academic history has persuaded us that everyone in the early modern era thought bathing was unhealthy, so they didn't do it. Sweet and Clean? challenges this view, using a range of fascinating evidence to tell a different story about the washing of bodies and scrubbing of clothes in early modern England."--Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiv, 341 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780192598202
0192598201
9780192598219
019259821X
9780191889639
0191889636