Privies and Water Closets
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2008
Shire Publications (Verlag)
978-0-7478-0702-5 (ISBN)
Shire Publications (Verlag)
978-0-7478-0702-5 (ISBN)
Offers an introduction to the history of the toilet, tracing its development from the primitive - and very smelly - privy maiden to a one-piece, all-ceramic WC.
Although Thomas Crapper is most commonly associated with the invention of the flushing toilet, his models were in fact the result of a long line of improvements to earlier designs which date back to ancient times. This book is an ideal introduction to the history of the toilet, tracing its development from the primitive - and very smelly - privy maiden to today's one-piece, all-ceramic WC. Illustrated with superb photographs, this book tells the story of the lavatory, from the Elizabethan era to the modern day.
Although Thomas Crapper is most commonly associated with the invention of the flushing toilet, his models were in fact the result of a long line of improvements to earlier designs which date back to ancient times. This book is an ideal introduction to the history of the toilet, tracing its development from the primitive - and very smelly - privy maiden to today's one-piece, all-ceramic WC. Illustrated with superb photographs, this book tells the story of the lavatory, from the Elizabethan era to the modern day.
David J Eveleigh is a museum curator, historian and a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries. He specialises in domestic history and his eleven books include, 'Bogs, Baths and Basins – the Story of Domestic Sanitation'.
Introduction /Privy-middens /Dry Privies /Early water closet technology /Back yard water closets /The rise of the pedestal water closet /The water closet after 1900 /Further reading /Index
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 8.10.2008 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Shire Library |
| Zusatzinfo | 31 b/w; 62 col |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 149 x 210 mm |
| Gewicht | 164 g |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Technikgeschichte |
| ISBN-10 | 0-7478-0702-7 / 0747807027 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-7478-0702-5 / 9780747807025 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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