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Toilets, Bathtubs, Sinks, and Sewers: A History of the Bathroom

Penny Colman

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Description:The ease and simplicity of a flush toilet is something we rarely think about, but imagine if, instead of merely pushing down on a handle, you picked up your chamber pot and threw its contents out the window shouting "Watch out for water!" (Even worse, imagine if you were the poor passer-by who heard the call too late and got splattered!)In this book, Penny Colman traces the fascinating history of the bathroom starting ten thousand years ago on the Orkney Islands of Scotland where hollowed-out slabs of stone with a crude drain served as the first indoor bathroom, to the ancient Egyptian city of Tel el Amarna where in 1370 B.C. there were limestone toilets and stone bathtubs equipped with drains, to the years when people in western Europe didn't pay any attention to sewage disposal or bathing. Finally, the book looks at the technology of today's bathrooms and the deluxe accommodations to come. Toilets, Bathtubs, Sinks, and Sewers: A History of the Bathroom is a lively look at a room that has been around in one form or another for thousands of years.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Toilets, Bathtubs, Sinks, and Sewers: A History of the Bathroom. To get started finding Toilets, Bathtubs, Sinks, and Sewers: A History of the Bathroom, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 70

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Atheneum Books

Release: 1994

ISBN: 0689318944

Description: The ease and simplicity of a flush toilet is something we rarely think about, but imagine if, instead of merely pushing down on a handle, you picked up your chamber pot and threw its contents out the window shouting "Watch out for water!" (Even worse, imagine if you were the poor passer-by who heard the call too late and got splattered!)In this book, Penny Colman traces the fascinating history of the bathroom starting ten thousand years ago on the Orkney Islands of Scotland where hollowed-out slabs of stone with a crude drain served as the first indoor bathroom, to the ancient Egyptian city of Tel el Amarna where in 1370 B.C. there were limestone toilets and stone bathtubs equipped with drains, to the years when people in western Europe didn't pay any attention to sewage disposal or bathing. Finally, the book looks at the technology of today's bathrooms and the deluxe accommodations to come. Toilets, Bathtubs, Sinks, and Sewers: A History of the Bathroom is a lively look at a room that has been around in one form or another for thousands of years.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Toilets, Bathtubs, Sinks, and Sewers: A History of the Bathroom. To get started finding Toilets, Bathtubs, Sinks, and Sewers: A History of the Bathroom, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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