Temples Of Convenience And Chambers Of Delight

Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: As New
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: Pavilion Books Ltd
Publisher Place: London
Publisher Year: 1997
Edition:

Description: 160 pages. Book appears to have hardly been read and is in As new condition throughout.

Publishers Description: The Romans were the first to establish bathing in Britain, but after they had gone, the principle of cleanliness disappeared for 1000 years. Public bathhouses were reintroduced into Britain by the Crusaders, and remained until the reign of Henry VIII. It was in the 1800s that England began to produce an array of baths, lavatories and wash basins. Today, bathroom design focuses upon the luxurious.

ISBN: 9781857939156