The Sanitary Arts: Aesthetic Culture and the Victorian Cleanliness Campaigns

by Eileen Cleere

Book Overview

Eileen Cleere argues in this interdisciplinary study that mid-century discoveries about hygiene and cleanliness not only influenced public health, civic planning, and medical practice but also powerfully reshaped the aesthetic values of the British middle class. By focusing on paintings, domestic architecture, and interior design, The Sanitary Arts: Aesthetic Culture and the Victorian Cleanliness Campaigns shows that the "sanitary aesthetic"...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814252788
• ISBN13: 9780814252789
• Release Date: June 2016
• Publisher: Ohio State University Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"