Waste Management and Attitudes Towards Cleanliness in Medieval Central Europe
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The paper deals with the relationships between people and waste in the Middle Ages, primarily in urban environments in Central Europe. At the center of interest are the attitudes of the inhabitants of medieval cities towards cleanliness and a description of different waste management practices. This paper also describes an experiment using ashes to launder clothing as one possible use of a particular waste material.
Language: English
Page range: 266 - 287
Submitted on: Mar 10, 2017
Accepted on: Jun 9, 2017
Published on: Feb 6, 2018
Published by: Czech Society for Landscape Ecology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
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