Spas
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… and medicine pervades social interactions in spa towns which abounded in urban spaces dedicated to sociability: the
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room, the assembly
rooms, the walks, villas and salons. Time was also structured socially through the seasons and the … a place for soft politics. Places > Health Keywords Health illness leisure Master of Ceremonies Medicine Mineral waters
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room Spa Because of their seasonal structure, spa towns are a lens onto the modes of eighteenth-century sociability. …