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Clean : a history of personal hygiene and purity / Virginia Smith.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Smith, Virginia (Virginia Sarah)
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hygiene--history.
- History of Medicine.
- Hygiene--History.
- Hygiene.
- History.
- Medical Subjects:
- Hygiene--history.
- History of Medicine.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 457 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 21 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.
- Contents:
- 1 Bio-physicality 8
- 2 The Cosmetic Toilette 45
- 3 Greek Hygiene 74
- 4 Roman Baths 102
- 5 Asceticism 126
- 6 Medieval Morals 144
- 7 Protestant Regimens 185
- 8 Civil Cleanliness 224
- 9 Health Crusaders 264
- 10 The Body Beautiful 307
- Acknowledgements of Sources 437.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [351]-436) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Edward Potts Cheyney Memorial Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9780199297795
- 0199297797
- OCLC:
- 80331771
- Online:
- Contributor biographical information
- Publisher description
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