[Sca-cooks] Bathing - was Spices in meals: a thought and a question

otsisto otsisto at socket.net
Sat May 2 16:03:25 PDT 2009


Many cultures took baths. The style varied. The purpose of bath houses
varied as well.
http://www.gallowglass.org/jadwiga/pictures/bohemia/bathkeepers.html
http://racer.kb.nl/pregvn/MIMI/MIMI_76F21/MIMI_76F21_015R.JPG

http://liberfloridus.cines.fr/cgi-bin/affich_image?028672,d,78907,YuCfxP0802
052,11,1,3,4

http://visualiseur.bnf.fr/ConsulterElementNum?O=IFN-08101695&E=JPEG&Deb=87&F
in=87&Param=C

http://racer.kb.nl/pregvn/MIMI/MIMI_MMW_10A11/MIMI_MMW_10A11_069V_MIN_1.JPG

http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/m/memling/3mature2/25nobath.html

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:De_St%C3%A4nde_1568_Amman_059.png

http://www.kamat.com/kalranga/ancient/bathing/21508.htm

-----Original Message-----
While total body immersion bathing was likely not done on purpose (falling
into the pond would COULD be considered bathing by accident  I suppose),
people did take the equivilent of what my grandmother called a 'whore's
bath'; washing with a cloth and water.  The water used for bathing was
scented, which would make your neighbor more pleasant to be closer than 20
ft away from.  The idea that people were dirty and stinky is just NOT
accurate.

Cheers
Malkin






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