TY - BOOK AU - Bonneville, Françoise de AU - Brenton, Jane TI - The book of the bath SN - 9780500018743 AV - TA403 .B650 PY - 1998/// CY - London PB - Thames and Hudson KW - Bathing customs -- History KW - Baths in art KW - Costunbres de baños -- Historia N2 - Tracing the history of bathing from the hedonistic and Epicurean world of the Roman themae to the comfort and technological efficiency of the modern bathroom. Provides information on how the practices of the East and Scandinavia have influenced the approach to bathing today. Illustrated with paintings and photographs ER -