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

First edition.

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2020

1 online resource : illustrations (black and white, and colour).

Englisch

This edition also issued in print: 2020. - Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on June 16, 2020)

Erscheint auch als: (Druck-Ausgabe)

978-0-19-188963-9 (ebook)

978-0-19-885613-9 (ISBN der Printausgabe)

OCoLC: 1193290236     

Elektronische Ressource: Zugang über Resolving-System (Lizenzangabe: Lizenzpflichtig)

Digital Object Identifier (DOI): 10.1093/oso/9780198856139.001.0001

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LOC-SH: Hygiene -- History -- England ; Bathing customs -- History -- England ; Laundry -- History -- England ; Textile fabrics -- Health aspects -- History -- England ; Underwear -- History -- England

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.