The Secret History of English Spas
Distributed for the Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
232 pages
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70 color plates
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6 1/4 x 9 1/4
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Table of Contents

Contents
Contents
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Chapter 1: Salus per Aquam: The Origins of English Spas
Chapter 2: Taking the Plunge: The Development of Spaws in England
Chapter 3: Bladud’s Realm: Beau Nash in Bath
Chapter 4: Sense of Humours: Bathing and Drinking the Waters
Chapter 5: ‘All the Amusements’: A Season at Bath
Chapter 6: The Wells of Scandal: Men (and Women) Behaving Badly
Chapter 7: I Do like to be Beside the Seaside: a Dose of Vitamin Sea
Chapter 8: The Water Cure: The Victorian Mania for Hydrotherapy
Chapter 9: A Lot of Hot Air: Vapour Pumps and Turkish Baths
Chapter 10: Leisure and Luxury: The Modern Spa
Appendix 1: Definition of Mineral Waters
Notes
Bibliography
Picture Credits
Index
Map
Chapter 1: Salus per Aquam: The Origins of English Spas
Chapter 2: Taking the Plunge: The Development of Spaws in England
Chapter 3: Bladud’s Realm: Beau Nash in Bath
Chapter 4: Sense of Humours: Bathing and Drinking the Waters
Chapter 5: ‘All the Amusements’: A Season at Bath
Chapter 6: The Wells of Scandal: Men (and Women) Behaving Badly
Chapter 7: I Do like to be Beside the Seaside: a Dose of Vitamin Sea
Chapter 8: The Water Cure: The Victorian Mania for Hydrotherapy
Chapter 9: A Lot of Hot Air: Vapour Pumps and Turkish Baths
Chapter 10: Leisure and Luxury: The Modern Spa
Appendix 1: Definition of Mineral Waters
Notes
Bibliography
Picture Credits
Index
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