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Jan 2, 1996 · Enriched by over 500 illustrations, many of them by the author, Baths and Bathing in Classical Antiquity is an important sourcebook for this ancient institu...
The avenues by which the baths and the bathing culture of classical antiquity passed on to the Byzantine, Islamic, and Turkish communities were numerous and complex, with overlapping and repeating web of influences.
Jan 1, 1992 · Fikret Yegul makes the assertion that baths and bathing in the ancient Roman world were an integral part of daily life for a multitude of reasons: social activity, hygenic and intellectual. It was not uncommon for baths to contain reading rooms, lecture rooms and libraries.
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- 1992
- Fikret K. Yegül
- Fikret Yegul
Enriched by over 500 illustrations, many of them by the author, Baths and Bathing in Classical Antiquity is an important sourcebook for this ancient institution. Through hundreds of examples, it...
- Fikret K. Yegül
- Architectural History Foundation, 1992
- illustrated
Aug 21, 1992 · "Baths and Bathing in Classical Antiquity" considers the bath building as one of the most significant architectural types of antiquity and bathing as a richly revealing social custom.
In Bathing in the Roman World, Fikret Yeg ̈ul examines the social and cultural aspects of one of the key Roman institutions. Guiding the reader through the customs, rituals, and activities associated with public bathing, Yeg ̈ul traces the origins and development of baths and bathing customs and analyzes the sophisticated technology and archi ...
This text provides an analysis of the architectural evidence of the role of baths and bathing in classical civilization. It considers bath building as one of the most significant...
