The thermal baths of Bath : their history, literature, medical and surgical uses and effects, together with the Aix massage and natural vapour treatment / by Henry William Freeman.

Freeman, Henry William, 1842-1897

Date:: 1888

Credit: The thermal baths of Bath : their history, literature, medical and surgical uses and effects, together with the Aix massage and natural vapour treatment / by Henry William Freeman. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard Medical School.

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$jk ©ROUND fLAN OF THE /rNCIENT f^OMAN BATH Discovered in the city of Bath, 1755. ]sr A Scale of Feel. ■yg f -SP 60 W - HP 1 u ABC D.—«// Square 'Bath 41 Feet long and 34 wide. E E.—Two Semicircular 'Baths. F F.—Two Vapour Baths, whose Floors are supported by Tillars composed of Bricks i| Inch thick and 9 In. square, as at ccc, consolidated tvith strong 3Ioriar, about 14 In. asunder. These sustain a Floor of strong, hard Tiles, about 2 Feet square, as at ddd, on which are Layers of very firm Cement-3Iortar. These Rooms were set round with square Brick Tubes from 16 to 20 Inches in length, as at eeeee. G G.-—Furnaces by which the Vapour - Batlis were heated. H H H H.—Tepid, Baths with tesselated Tavements. J J J J J.—Dressing-'I{ootns, or ^nti-Chambers. K K K K.—The Great Bath, 90 Feet long and 68 wide. L.— Tart of a Leaden Cistern containing Water nearly of the same Heat with the King's Bath. M.—e/f Channel which conveys the Water into the Eastern square Bath. N.—The Western Square Bath with its Appurtenances. 1234 ^c.— Bases of Tilasters which supported %oofs a aa a.—Steps leading down to tlie Semicircular Baths. b b b b.—Channels for conveying Water. 3^B.—There are two Drains at the Crowns of tlie Semicircular Baths at ff which convey the Water to the 'RJver. Jy(_. B.—The Walls of the Baths now standing are 6 or y Feet high, built of Stone and 3\/Iortar, and are lined with Coats of red %^man Cement now very firm. Ancient Cald\iilm—For description see Index Thermce$