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Ladies and Gents, I have a question for you.
You all may or may not know that I have declared this "Get the Darn Complete Anachronist Manuscript on Medieval/Renaissance Hygiene done" Month.
So, here's my question for you, not only those who have followed the blog but those who are just joining us:
What sorts of information would you want to see /read about in this CA?
Thanks!
You all may or may not know that I have declared this "Get the Darn Complete Anachronist Manuscript on Medieval/Renaissance Hygiene done" Month.
So, here's my question for you, not only those who have followed the blog but those who are just joining us:
What sorts of information would you want to see /read about in this CA?
Thanks!
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Date: 2007-11-08 05:06 pm (UTC)I already know you are going to let us know about cleaning our butts :)
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Date: 2007-11-08 05:09 pm (UTC)But that's just me.
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Date: 2007-11-08 05:31 pm (UTC)Also, did people actually smell bad? Did women's long hair pick up bad odors? Did they wash their hair often?
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Date: 2007-11-08 05:45 pm (UTC)-Baby hygiene. (Remember the movie Willow? "Here are her changing rags and milk bladder")
-Hand/face washing: Was it done more than just before large feasts? Was it more than just splashing off?
-Winter bathing/hygiene of the NON Upper Class (who presumably had bath tubs and didn't go to the river)
-Nightsoil disposal
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Date: 2007-11-08 08:25 pm (UTC)I would also love to know if elimination communication was used to cut down on diapering necessity.
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Date: 2007-11-08 08:41 pm (UTC)Write it all down.
Mail me the CA.
Thank you!
Many hugs and are you coming to Holiday Faire? If so, stop and say hi - if I'm not hanging with the Bright Hills folks, I'll be at the Worshipful Company of Saint Matthias table.
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Date: 2007-11-09 01:46 am (UTC)The contrast in opinions about the cleanliness of the Vikings is a big example in my mind. (There's some quotes on the Viking Answer Lady page so you can see what I'm rambling about.)
Also, headlice and parasites, and how they were dealt with (including combs, did lice combs become more specialised over time, or were all combs relatively fine-toothed?)
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Date: 2007-11-09 03:08 am (UTC)well...
-Hair care through the ages
-everyday skin care of the working person through the ages
-special care for people with various complications... sores, wounds, burns... things beyond medicine
-cloths and linens, dealing with infections... what did they know?
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Date: 2007-11-12 03:11 pm (UTC)Potential Source Book
Date: 2007-11-21 11:51 pm (UTC)Author: Dean, Ruth J
Title: Anglo-Norman literature : a guide to texts and manuscripts / Ruth J. Dean ; with the collaboration of Maureen B.M. Boulton
Publisher London : Anglo-Norman Text Society, 1999
I noted with interest a listing of several medieval manuscripts including one specifically on menstruation and another on comestics, as well as some on health. I thought I might pass this along to you if you haven't encountered it yet. The text also lists publications that have transcriptions of the manuscripts. I think I am going to order the journal article that has the cosmetic recipes :)
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Date: 2007-11-27 03:43 pm (UTC)Doctors in the middle ages and renaissance were obsessed by regular menstruation as a key to women's health and fertility.
Someday I will write a paper on emmenagogues...
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Date: 2007-11-27 06:01 pm (UTC)http://realmofvenus.renaissanceitaly.net/library/florio.htm
I was surprised to read the following entry the first time I came across this:
"Pesso: -a pessary or suppository made of soft wool like a finger, used for secret purposes among women"
Sounds a bit like a tampon, no?
Re: Potential Source Book
Date: 2007-11-27 06:32 pm (UTC)