Sweet and clean? bodies and clothes in early modern England North, Susan 1956- creator author. text bibliography Electronic books. History enk 2020 2020 First edition. monographic eng remote 1 online resource (xiv, 341 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color) "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. Digging the dirt in the pursuit of cleanliness -- Advice. Manners and health -- Clothing and disease -- Clean bodies -- Practice. Wearing linens -- Owning linens -- Manufacturing linens -- Sewing linens -- Washing linens -- More washing -- Washing bodies -- Sweet and clean. Susan North. Includes bibliographical references and index. e-uk--- e------ e-uk-en 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 England 1600-1699 fast GT735 .N67 2020eb 391.0094209/032 QT 11 FE5 Sweet and clean? North, Susan, 1956- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2020 First edition. (OCoLC)1119604160 9780192598202 0192598201 019885613X 9780198856139 9780192598219 019259821X 9780191889639 0191889636 http://proxy.library.tamu.edu/login?url=https://academic.oup.com/book/33756 YDX 200527 20260319182333.6 in00005718757 eng