About the bath...
We are born into this world after the longest most wonderful warm bath of all. No matter who you are or where you live, you have taken a bath. You know the sound of water rushing in the tub, the steam on the mirror, the scents of the soap. You settle into the warmth surrounding you, and the tensions of a day fall away. It is a moment of pleasure and well being.  The Bath.
 
The Book of The Bath is an elegant guide to bathing equipment, recipes for lavish array of special bathing essences, an exquisite menu of daily baths -  morning, afternoon, and twilight baths, the moon bath, romantic baths for two and a year round calendar of seasonal baths, and herbal delights to soothe you in and out of the bath.  Interludes with famous bathers from Anthony and Cleopatra to Madame Pompadour.