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Sweet and clean? : bodies and clothes in early modern England / Susan North.
Series: Oxford scholarship online: Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2020Edition: First editionDescription: 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white, and colour)Content type: text | still image Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780191889639 (ebook) :Subject(s): Hygiene -- England -- History | Bathing customs -- England -- History | Laundry -- England -- History | Textile fabrics -- Health aspects -- England -- History | Underwear -- England -- HistoryAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780198856139DDC classification: 391.64 LOC classification: GT2846Online resources: Oxford scholarship online 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.| Item type | Current library | Class number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| ebook | House of Lords Library - Palace Online access | 1 | Available |
This edition also issued in print: 2020.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
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