A short description of the Thermae Romano-Britannicae, or the Roman baths found in Italy, Britain, France, Switzerland, &c. &c. : with some notices of the mosaics and paintings which formed a part of their decorations, especially of the Thermae of Titus and Constantine / by Robert Wollaston.

  • Wollaston, Robert, -1865
Date:
1864
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Credit: A short description of the Thermae Romano-Britannicae, or the Roman baths found in Italy, Britain, France, Switzerland, &c. &c. : with some notices of the mosaics and paintings which formed a part of their decorations, especially of the Thermae of Titus and Constantine / by Robert Wollaston. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    knows neither Greek nor Latin has preserved this great monument of antiquity on the soil of Europe, and presents to us, Avho teach our children only Latin and Greek, this Institution in all its Eoman grandeur and its Grecian taste. The ancient Roman Bath lives in its modern offspring the Turkish Hamaum.” It is due to the sagacity and perseverance of Mr. Urquhart that the invaluable Therapeutic remedy, the Hot-Air Bath, has been restored to minister to our luxury, and the conservation of our health. Nor is less merit due to the indomitable energy of Hr. Barter, who has built so many Baths in England and Ireland. It is not my intention to discourse at length on the Physiological action and Therapeutical benefit of the Homan Bath. If any one is curious to investigate all that need be said upon the subject, I refer him, with great satisfaction, to the charming and instructive work on the “ Eastern Bath ” by Erasmus Wilson, E.R.S. Having derived great benefit from the Bath during my residence in Turkey, when attacked with severe fever while doing duty in the Hospital at Scutari, I owe a debt of gratitude to a remedy which, humanly speaking, saved my life. The Roman Bath should be an appendage of every Hospital and Dispensary, of every Gaol and Reformatory, of every Nobleman’s mansion, and be established in every town in the kingdom as one of the most useful Institutions of the country. FINIS. Stafford: Printed by R. & W. Wright, Greengate Street.
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