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The interior of the thermal baths, Caldas da Rainha, Portugal. Coloured aquatint by H. L'Evêque, 1814.

A man visiting a health resort with his limbs immobilized is watching a wasp flying near him; bath tub in the background. Etching, 1869.

Hydrotherapy: eight vignettes of different cures at Gräfenberg, Germany. Lithograph, ca. 1860.

A man visiting a health resort is covered with a sheet and lying on a wooden daybed, two men covered with sheets are standing before him; in the background a man with a sheet on his shoulders is filling up a glass with water. Etching, May 1870.

My water-cure : tested for more than 35 years and published for the cure of diseases and the preservation of health / by Sebastian Kneipp ; translated from his 36th German edition.

Malvern, Great Malvern, Worcestershire: with a plan of the town. Lithograph.

A woman covered in an oiled silk cloak with a vapour machine which is linked to fireplace in front of her. Engraving.

Christ healing lame people at the pool of Bethesda. Etching by D. Cunego, 1779, after J.A. Calvi after L. Carracci.

Hydropathic establishment, Dunblane, Perthshire, Scotland: perspective view. Wood engraving by Nisbet, 1881?.

Practical hydropathy (not the cold-water system) : including plans of baths and remarks on diet, clothing, and habits of life ... / by John Smedley.

A man visiting a health resort is being sprayed with water coming from a stool on which he is trying to sit. Etching, 1869.

Mr. Lambkin trying to find a new cure for his illness; riding a horse in wet clothes. Lithograph by G. Cruikshank.

Station climatérique de Schoeneck sur le Lac des Quatre-Cantons : hydrothérapie, méthodes par l'air comprimé ou raréfié, électricité, massage et gymnastique médicale.

The sweating cure : the physiological basis and curative effects of the Turkish bath / by John Balbirnie.

Handbuch der wässerheillehre : (hydriasiologie) oder des naturgenässen gergelten heilverfahrens mit kaltem wasser / von Sigm. Mich. Granichstaedten.

A dissertation on sea-water : with the regimen proper to be observed in the use of it. Together with some practical hints on drinking the spaws, or any other medicinal waters. In a letter from a physician in the country to his friend in the town.

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Hydrotherapy

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The interior of the thermal baths, Caldas da Rainha, Portugal. Coloured aquatint by H. L'Evêque, 1814.

Station climatérique de Schoeneck sur le Lac des Quatre-Cantons : hydrothérapie, méthodes par l'air comprimé ou raréfié, électricité, massage et gymnastique médicale.

The sweating cure : the physiological basis and curative effects of the Turkish bath / by John Balbirnie.

Handbuch der wässerheillehre : (hydriasiologie) oder des naturgenässen gergelten heilverfahrens mit kaltem wasser / von Sigm. Mich. Granichstaedten.

A dissertation on sea-water : with the regimen proper to be observed in the use of it. Together with some practical hints on drinking the spaws, or any other medicinal waters. In a letter from a physician in the country to his friend in the town.

Hydrotherapy

Images from the collections

Images referencing Hydrotherapy

Works from the collections

The interior of the thermal baths, Caldas da Rainha, Portugal. Coloured aquatint by H. L'Evêque, 1814.

Station climatérique de Schoeneck sur le Lac des Quatre-Cantons : hydrothérapie, méthodes par l'air comprimé ou raréfié, électricité, massage et gymnastique médicale.

The sweating cure : the physiological basis and curative effects of the Turkish bath / by John Balbirnie.

Handbuch der wässerheillehre : (hydriasiologie) oder des naturgenässen gergelten heilverfahrens mit kaltem wasser / von Sigm. Mich. Granichstaedten.

A dissertation on sea-water : with the regimen proper to be observed in the use of it. Together with some practical hints on drinking the spaws, or any other medicinal waters. In a letter from a physician in the country to his friend in the town.

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