Lannoo | The most beautiful book of great filth
A fascinating history of dirt and hygiene, diseases and medicines.
Did you know:
- Napoleon splashed in the bathtub for hours?
- Surgeons didn't wash their hands even at the beginning of the 19th century?
- Mice lived in the wigs of posh ladies during the Baroque era?
- Astronauts don't have a sink to spit their toothpaste in?
This book is a stinkingly funny and lavishly illustrated journey through time.
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