"The hot dry-air bath of the Romans
had been lost and forgotten in the British Isles
for around fourteen centuries."
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hot bath introduced from the East
' Oxford English dictionary |
2. |
hot-air or steam bath
New shorter Oxford English dictionary |
3. |
type of bath in which the bather sweats freely in a steam
room
Collins English dictionary |
4. |
Pleasures of the Japanese bath / text by Peter Grilli; photographs and
design by Dana Levy; introduction by Isamu Noguchi. New York :
Weatherhill, 1992 |
5. |
Finnish sauna / Allan Konya. London : Architectural Pr, 1987 |
6. |
Baths and bathing in classical antiquity / Fikret Yegόl. New York :
Architectural History Foundation ; Cambridge (Mass.) : MIT Pr, 1995 More recently published, Yegόl's Bathing in the Roman world (CUP, 2009) is written for the general reader. |
7. |
Thermae et balnea: the architecture and cultural history of Roman public
baths / Inge Nielsen ; translated [from the Danish] by Peter Crabb.
2nd ed / Aarhus : Univ Pr, 1993 |
8. |
Bathing in public in the Roman world / Garrett G Fagan. Ann Arbor :
University of Michigan, 1999 |
9. |
Roman Bath discovered / Barry Cunliffe. 2nd ed. London : Routledge,
1984 |
10. |
Roman baths in Britain / Tony Rook. Princes Risborough : Shire, 1992.
(Shire archaeology ; no.69) |
11. |
The Russian bath / Mathias Roth. 2nd ed. London : Groombridge, 1855 |
12. |
Mr Bartholomews evidence before a committee of medical men on the
prevention and cure of disease... / Charles Bartholomew. Bristol :
Taylor, 1866 |
13. |
Chartist portraits / G D H Cole. London : Macmillan, 1941. p.155 |
14. |
Revolutionary ideas of Karl Marx / Alex Callinicos. London :
Bookmarks, 1983. p.30 |
15. |
David Urquhart and the West Riding Foreign Affairs Committees / Asa
Briggs The Bradford Antiquary (1962) pp.197-207 |
16. |
'David Urquhart and the Foreign Affairs Committees' / Richard Shannon.
In: Pressure from without in early Victorian England
/ edited by
Patricia Hollis. London : Edward Arnold, 1974 |
17. |
Unpublished thesis: The activities and influence of David Urquhart,
1837-56, with special reference to the affairs of the Near East /
Margaret H Jenks. (PhD), University of London, 1964 |
18. |
The trouble makers: dissent over foreign policy, 1792-1939: The Ford
Lectures, Oxford, 1956 / A J P Taylor. London : Hamish Hamilton. p.9 |
19. |
'David Urquhart and the Eastern Question, 1833-37: a study in publicity
and diplomacy' / G H Bolsover Journal of Modern History (Dec 1936)
pp.444-67 |
20. |
David Urquhart: some chapters in the life of a Victorian
knight-errant of justice and liberty / Gertrude Robinson. Oxford
: Basil Blackwell, 1920 |
21. |
Urquhart's wife, and both his daughters, converted to Roman
Catholicism after his death |
22. |
'David Urquhart' / William H Maehl, Jnr. In: Biographical
dictionary of modern British radicals / edited by Joseph O Baylen
and Norbert J Gossman. Brighton : Harvester Pr, 1984, pp.506-512 |
23. |
A memoir of Mrs Urquhart / Mrs [Maria Catherine] Bishop.
London : Kegan Paul, 1897 |
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and Mr Fortescue: a selection from the diaries from 1851
to 1862 of Chichester Fortescue, Lord Carlingford / edited by
Osbert Wyndham Hewett. London : John Murray, [1958] |
25. |
The Pillars of Hercules, or, A narrative of travels in Spain
& Morocco in 1848 / David Urquhart. London : Richard Bentley,
1850. 2 vols. v.2; p.38 |
26. |
The Pillars of Hercules, or, A narrative of travels in Spain
& Morocco in 1848 / David Urquhart. London : Richard Bentley,
1850. 2 vols. v.2; p.32 |
27. |
Notes of a journey from Cornhill to Grand Cairo , by Mr M A
Titmarch / William Makepeace Thackeray / London : Chapman & Hall,
1844 |
28. |
Travels in Turkey, Egypt, Nubia and Palestine...1824-27 /
Richard Robert Madden. 1829. 2 vols |
29. |
Manners & customs of the modern Egyptians / Edward William
Lane. London : Dent, 1906. (Everyman). pp.343-350 |
30. |
For more on the beehive shaped Irish sweathouses, see Anthony Weir's
beautifully illustrated website. |
31. |
Strictures on the personal cleanliness of the English, with a
description of the hammams of the Turks and an attempt to shew
their conformity with the baths of the ancient Romans. London :
The author, 1828. p.35 |
32. |
Strictures on the personal cleanliness of the English, with a
description of the hammams of the Turks and an attempt to shew
their conformity with the baths of the ancient Romans. London :
The author, 1828. pp.117-22 |
33. |
The functions of the skin, and the value of the bath, with
special reference to the improved Turkish bath / Richard Beamish.
London : Bailliere, 1859 |
34. |
Compendium of Irish biography / Alfred Webb. Dublin : Gill,
1878 |
35. |
Recollections of the late Dr Barter / by the author of
'Simple questions and sanitary facts'
. Dublin : William McGee,
1875 |
36. |
Sanitas sanitatum et omnia sanitas. Vol.1 [all published] / Richard Metcalfe.
London : Co-operative Printing Co, 1877. p.164 |
37. |
The rise and progress of hydropathy in England and Scotland /
Richard Metcalfe. London : Simkin, Marshall, 1906. pp.120-141 |
38. |
The rise and progress of hydropathy in England and Scotland /
Richard Metcalfe. London : Simkin, Marshall, 1906. pp.120-141 |
39. |
The water cure in chronic diseases / James Manby Gully. 3rd
ed. 1856 |
40. |
The rise and progress of hydropathy in England and Scotland /
Richard Metcalfe. London : Simkin, Marshall, 1906 |
41. |
Taking the cure / E S Turner London : Michael Joseph, 1967.
pp.142-202 |
42. |
Practical hydropathy / John Smedley. 12th ed. London :
Kent, 1870 |
43. |
Hydropathy: its principles and practice, for home use /
Archibald Hunter. Glasgow : Hay Nisbet, 1894 |
44. |
Asthma, consumption, & bronchitis treated by the water-cure
and air bath / William MacLeod. 2nd edition. London : Robert
Hardwicke, 1863 |
45. |
Hydropathy at home: the domestic practice of the water cure /
Joseph Constantine. Third ed, rev and enlarged. Manchester,
1884 |
46. |
Recollections of the late Dr Barter / by the author of
'Simple questions and sanitary facts'
. Dublin : William McGee,
1875. p.17 |
47. |
'Testimonial to R Barter, Esq, MD' Cork Constitution (7
June 1856) pp.ii-iii |
48. |
'The Turkish bath' [letter to the editor] / William Potter Sheffield
Free Press (18 Jul 1857) p.3 |
49. |
'The Turkish bath' [letter to the editor] / William Potter Free Press
(22 Jul 1857) p.3 |
50. |
Slater's general and classified directory and street register
of Manchester. 1858. Advertisements p.14 |
51. |
Improvements in heating and ventilating buildings, and in
apparatus connected therewith / Richard Barter. London : E & S,
1859. (Letters Patent: 1859, 22th January; no.208) |
52. |
Sanitas sanitatum et omnia sanitas. Vol.1 [all published] / Richard Metcalfe.
London : Co-operative Printing Co, 1877. pp.166-8 |
53. |
Ulysses / James Joyce. London : Bodley Head, 1955. p.78 |
54. |
'New baths, Lincoln-Place' Dublin Builder (1 Jan 1860) |
55. |
Ulysses / James Joyce. London : Bodley Head, 1955. p.672;
p.636 |
56. |
The Turkish bath or hot-air bath / George Wyld. London :
Leath & Ross, 1860. p.12 |
57. |
The Turkish bath: its design and construction / R Owen
Allsop. London : Spon, 1890. pp.27-9 |
58. |
'Opening of Turkish baths in Brighton' Builder (24 Oct
1868). p.786 |
59. |
'Opening of the new Turkish baths at North Shields' Shields Daily News (17 Jul 1869). p.4 |
60. |
The University Pitt Club, 1835-1935 / Walter Morley Fletcher.
Cambridge : CUP, 1935 |
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'Entire fittings
: [advertisement]' Cambridge Chronicle
(14 May 1864). p.5 |
62. |
'Opening of the Turkish baths' Cambrian (15 Apr 1864) |
63. |
'Reformed Roman or oriental baths
: [advertisement]' Post Office directory of Glasgow. 1863. p.171 |
64. |
'Jack's Roman or Turkish baths
: [advertisement]' Post
Office directory of Glasgow. 1864. p.166 |
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Post Office directory of Glasgow. 1859 |
66. |
'Turkish bath
: [advertisement]' Northern Advertiser (1 Jan 1861) p.2 |
67. |
'Sciennes Hill Baths' Scottish press (11 Oct 1859) Quoted in:
Aberdeen Water Cure Journal vol.1; pp.232-3 |
68. |
Roman or Turkish baths / James Lawrie. Edinburgh :
MacLachlan & Stewart, 1864. p.38 |
69. |
The Turkish bath, with a view to its introduction in the
British Dominions / David Urquhart. London : David Bryce, 1856 |
70. |
Roman or Turkish bath: its hygienic and curative properties /
William Potter. London : Simkin & Marshall, 1859 |
71. |
An illustrated guide to the Turkish baths, medicated and
other baths... / Charles Bartholomew. London : Marshall, 1887 |
72. |
On the modified Turkish and vapour bath and its value in
certain diseases of the skin / John Laws Milton. London, 1873 |
73. |
The Turkish bath: an antidote for the cravings of the
drunkard / A, J. [ie, John Abel] Dublin : Webb, 1859. (Tracts on the drink
question; no.1) |
74. |
Manual of the Turkish bath: heat a mode of cure and a source
of strength for men and animals, from the writings of Mr Urquhart / edited by Sir John Fife . London : Churchill, 1865 |
75. |
The Eastern, or Turkish bath: its history, revival in Britain
and application to the purpose of health / Erasmus Wilson.
London : John Churchill, 1861 |
76. |
The Sweating cure: the physiological basis and curative
effects / John Balbirnie. 2nd ed. Southport : The author, 1864 |
77. |
The Turkish bath / Frederic Collins Coley. - London : Walter
Scott, 1887 |
78. |
The Anglo-Roman or 'Turkish bath': its history, proper
construction, present status and various uses / Francis Drake.
London : Ward & Lock, 1862 |
79. |
The rise and progress of hydropathy in England and Scotland /
Richard Metcalfe. London : Simkin, Marshall, 1906 |
80. |
Sanitas sanitatum et omnia sanitas. Vol.1 [all published]/ Richard Metcalfe.
London : Co-operative Printing Co, 1877
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81. |
Fifty years of the water cure, with autobiographical notes /
Joseph Constantine. Manchester : John Heywood, 1892 |
82. |
The philosophy of the bath, or air and water in health and
disease / Durham Dunlop. London : Simpkin Marshall, 1868 |
83. |
The Turkish bath: its design and construction / R Owen
Allsop. London : Spon, 1890 |
84. |
'The Finnish sauna: a special issue' Annals of Clinical Research (Helsinki) 4 (1988) |
85. |
'Turkish baths: public meeting in Cork' Cork Examiner (23
Jul 1856) p.iv |
86. |
'Turkish baths' Irish Times (09 Feb 1860) |
87. |
Lecture on the action and uses of the Turkish baths: for the
use of beginners / John Le Gay Brereton. 4th ed. London : John
Lane, 1860 |
88. |
The functions of the skin, and the value of the bath, with
special reference to the improved Turkish bath / Richard Beamish.
London : Bailliere, 1859
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'Thermo-therapeia (the heat-cure): or, the treatment of
disease by immersion of the body in heated air' / Erasmus Wilson British
Medical Journal (13 Oct 1860) |
90. |
'Lecture on the revival of the Turkish, or ancient Roman
bath' / T Spencer Wells Medical Times and Gazette (03 Nov
1860) |
91. |
Letter from John Le Gay Brereton to David Urquhart, 10 Jul 1860.
Wellcome Institute: Western MS.6236/21 |
92. |
The history and description of the Turkish bath, and its hygienic
and medical use / Charles Bartholomew. Bristol : Wright, 1863 |
93. |
The Turkish bath in health, sickness, convalescence / Charles
Bartholomew. London : Ward, 1869 |
94. |
The Turkish bath: being a lecture delivered in the Mechanics'
Institute, Bradford on 8 July 1858 / Richard Barter. Bradford :
Jowett, 1858 |
95. |
'Rochdale' Free Press (25 Mar 1857) |
96. |
'Subscription Turkish baths' Rochdale Observer (19 Nov 1859) |
97. |
'The Turkish bath' / Dominic Madden Dublin Hospital Gazette (16
Jan 1860) pp.17-22 |
98. |
Life in a tub / 'DIOGENHS' (Diogenes). 3rd ed, revised and
enlarged. Dublin : McGee, 1858 |
99. |
New Irish bath versus the old Turkish, or, pure air versus vapour
/ edited by Photophilus. Dublin : William McGee, 1860 |
100. |
The philosophy of the bath, or air and water in health and disease
/ Durham Dunlop. London : Simpkin Marshall, 1868 |
101. |
'The Roman bath' The Lancet (5 Jan 1861) |
102. |
'The Turkish bath' / Edward J Tilt The Lancet (12 Jan 1861) |
103. |
'The Turkish bath' / Robert Wollaston The Lancet (19 Jan 1861) |
104. |
'The Turkish bath' / Henry Walter Kiallmark The Lancet (19 Jan
1861) |
105. |
'Physiological and therapeutic action of the Turkish bath' / J L W
Thudichum British Medical Journal (02 Feb 1861) |
106. |
'The Turkish bath' / Robert Wollaston British Medical Journal
(23 Feb 1861) |
107. |
'The Turkish bath' / Edward Haughton British Medical Journal (9
Mar 1861) p.267 |
108. |
'Treatment of disease by heat' / I G Douglas Kerr Journal of
Balneology and Climatology (Apr 1899) pp.130-135
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'Public baths, Bury' Bury Times (5 Nov 1864) |
110. |
'Opening baths on Sundays' / William Cooper Bury Times (19 Nov
1864) |
111. |
'William Bishop and the Putney Baths' / Peter Thomas Wandsworth
Historian 47 (1986) |
112. |
'Turkish baths, London' Builder (10 Jan 1885) |
113. |
Fifty years of the water cure, with autobiographical notes /
Joseph Constantine. Manchester : John Heywood, 1892. p.33 |
114. |
Improvements in the construction of stoves
/ Thomas Whitaker
and Joseph Constantine. London : E&S, 1866. (Letters Patent: 1866,
24th September; no.2448) |
115. |
'On the heating and ventilation of Turkish baths' / J L Bruce (1878)
pp.493-506 |
116. |
British directories: a bibliography and guide to directories
/
G Shaw and A Tipper. Leicester : University Press, 1989 |
117. |
A lecture on Turkish baths delivered before the members of the
Balloon Society ... 26 March 1886 / Charles Bartholomew. London :
Marshall Brothers, 1886 |
118. |
Blitz over Westminster: City of Westminster Civil Defence bomb
incident photographs, 1940-44 / text by Roy Harrison. London :
City of Westminster Libraries, 1990 |
119. |
Reminiscences of public life in Southampton, from 1866 to 1900
/ James Lemon. Revised by F J C Hearnshaw. Southampton : Henry March
Gilbert & Son, 1911 |
120. |
Bradford Sanitary, Baths and Cemetery Committee Minutes (1865)
pp.20-21 |
121. |
Ashton centenary booklet, 1847-1947. Ashton-under-Lyne : the
Council, 1947. p.99 |
122. |
Sanitas sanitatum et omnia sanitas. Vol.1 [all published]/
Richard Metcalfe. London : Co-operative Printing Co, 1877. p.169 |
123. |
Ashton-under-Lyne Council Minutes (21 Jan 1882) |
124. |
Sanitas sanitatum et omnia sanitas. [all published] Vol.1 /
Richard Metcalfe. London : Co-operative Printing Co, 1877 |
125. |
'Plans for new baths in Paddington' Builder (31 Jan 1874) |
126. |
Annual report for 1864. Newcastle : Royal Infirmary, 1865.
pp.12-13 |
127. |
Consumption arrested by the Turkish bath. London : Robert
Hardwicke, 1864 |
128. |
'The Turkish bath in insanity' The Lancet (10 May 1862) p.494 |
129. |
'Review of Erasmus Wilson's The Eastern or Turkish bath ' / C
Lockhart Robertson Journal of Mental Science (1861)
pp.210-231 |
130. |
Perspiration by the Turkish bath as removing disease, with a preface
and appendix / Charles Bryce. 2nd ed. Brighton : Treacher,
1869. p.17 |
131. |
'Notes of ten years experience in the use of the Turkish bath in the
treatment of mental ill-health' / R Baker Journal of Mental Science
(1889) pp.184-9 |
132. |
'Notes of ten years experience in the use of the Turkish bath in the
treatment of mental ill-health' / R Baker Journal of Mental Science
(1889) pp.184-9 |
133. |
The Turkish, or Roman bath, in Leicester. Leicester :
Leicester Journal, 1861. pp.8, 9 |
134. |
'The Turkish bath' / Robert Wollaston Cork Daily Herald (Sep
1859) p.48 |
135. |
'Turkish bath as a means of training' / Henry John Rous Field
(28 Apr 1860) |
136. |
The Anglo-Roman or 'Turkish bath': its history, proper
construction, present status and various uses / Francis Drake.
London : Ward & Lock, 1862. p.27 |
137. |
'Turkish bath as a means of training' / Henry John Rous Field
(28 Apr 1860) p.337 |
138. |
Hydropathy at home: the domestic practice of the water cure /
Joseph Constantine. Third ed, rev and enlarged. Manchester :
Heywood, 1884. p.154
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139. |
The Victorian railway / Jack Simmons. London : Thames and
Hudson, 1995. p.69 |
140. |
While it is undoubtedly true that the Romans perfected the
hypocaust, recent research shows that less developed forms have been
dicovered in some earlier Greek baths. See: Greek baths and bathing
culture: new discoveries and approaches edited by S K Lucore and Trümper
(Leuven, Peeters, 2013) |
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