Table of Contents

1. Bio-Physicality
2. The Cosmetic Toilette
3. Greek Hygiene
4. Roman Baths
5. Asceticism
6. Medieval Morals
7. Protestant Regimens
8. Civil Cleanliness
9. Health Crusaders
10. The Body Beautiful
Select Bibliography
Index

About the Author

Virginia Smith is a freelance historian who specializes in the history of personal hygiene. She was previously a Fellow of the Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, and is currently an honorary fellow of the Centre for History in Public Health at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Her current research interests include the history of cosmetics, spas, and nudity.

Reviews

`Utterly engaging'
New York Times |d 21/10/2007