ANST - Event Steward vs Autocrat

Decker, Terry D. TerryD at Health.State.OK.US
Mon May 24 20:33:19 PDT 1999


> Well, while toilet *paper* wasn't used, scraps of cloth, clumps of sheep
> wool and other things were.
> 
> Lord Stefan li Rous
> 
Understood, but the reference was to toilet paper.  If you want to look at
toilet paper's place in history, try:

Needham, Joesph and others, Science and Civilization in China, Vol. V, pt.
1, Paper and Printing; Cambridge, 1985.

This is the source for ancient Chinese technology.  The series was begun in
1954 and new volumes are added at irregular intervals.

If you can't find Needham, the work was referenced in re: toilet paper on
page 96 of Gies, Frances & Joseph, Cathedral, Forge, and Waterwheel;
HarperCollins, 1994.  Gies is a nice easy read on medieval technology and is
particularly useful for the chapter notes and bibliography.

Bear
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