И это наследие "грязного" средневековья ? Нормально мылись.
The 18th Century bathroom at Vaux le Vicomte. Note the cane bathtub encasing the copper tub, the copper jug that has pours hot and cold water, the bidet and toilette.
Painting of a scullery maid drawing water from a cistern.
Такая ситема наверняка была каким нибудь ВОДОГРЕЕМ.
"Woman on a Bidet" attributed to François Boucher, 1760s. Probably, then as now, a form of personal hygiene more common in France than in Britain.
An early 19th century French papier mâché circular snuff box with erotic scene, the cover with a print showing a lady perched on a bidet reaching to hold closed the door against a gentleman intruder, approx 9cm diameter.
"La Jupe relevée" by François Boucher, 1760s.
Is she having a wash?
"A Young Woman Taking a Footbath" by François Boucher, 1766.
Lady Undressing for a Bath, c. 1730/1740
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А шо делать ? Не помоешься и вылетишь ночевать вместе с коровами. Кому нужна чушка в постели ? А народ по ходу понимал толк в тетках и грешил на право и на лево.