Clean : a history of personal hygiene and purity
Title:
Clean : a history of personal hygiene and purity
Author:
Smith, Virginia (Virginia Sarah)
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2007]
©2007
Physical Description:
viii, 457 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Language:
English
Contents:
Bio-physicality -- The cosmetic toilette -- Greek hygiene -- Roman baths -- Asceticism -- Medieval morals -- Protestant regimens -- Civil cleanliness -- Health crusaders -- The body beautiful.
ISBN:
9780199297795
9780199532087
Format :
Book