Environmental regulation in Edinburgh and York, c.1560-c.1700 : with reference to several smaller Scottish burghs and northern English towns

This thesis challenges the deeply entrenched stereotypical image which depicts early modern urban dwellers throwing rubbish and effluent directly out of their windows and doors into the streets below almost as is this was a normal and widely permissible waste disposal practice. This ‘chamber pot in...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Skelton, Leona Jayne
Published: Durham University 2012
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.571912