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Victorian Turkish Baths: Their Origin, Development, and Gradual Decline
URL: http://www.victorianturkishbath.org/

Description:
This site tells the fascinating story of Turkish baths of Victorian England. Browse six illustrated sections that follow the history of the baths and focus on personalities, companies, and baths (some still in existence) in the British Isles; the annotated illustrations are gathered in the "Images Index and Gallery." "Sources Consulted" includes a bibliography organized by subject. Searchable. Created by retired librarian and historian Malcolm Shifrin.

Author:
Shifrin, Malcolm

Library of Congress Subject Headings:
Baths, Hot-air
Public baths -- Great Britain

LII Database Information:
Record 19095 created by on 04/02/2004
Last modification on 04/20/2004
Published: 04/02/2004  
Funding agency: California State Library
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/19095