The Turkish Bath - Its Design and Construction

The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Turkish Bath, by Robert Owen AllsopThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and withalmost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away orre-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License includedwith this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.orgTitle: The Turkish BathIts Design and ConstructionAuthor: Robert Owen AllsopRelease Date: November 10, 2009 [EBook #30444]Language: English*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE TURKISH BATH ***Produced by Chris Curnow and the Online DistributedProofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file wasproduced from images generously made available by TheInternet Archive)THETURKISH BATH:ITSDESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION;WITHCHAPTERS ON THE ADAPTATION OF THE BATH TOTHE PRIVATE HOUSE, THE INSTITUTION,AND THE TRAINING STABLE.BYROBERT OWEN ALLSOP,ARCHITECT.ILLUSTRATED WITH PLANS AND SECTIONSFrom Scale Drawings by the Author.E. & F. N. SPON, 125, STRAND, LONDON.NEW YORK: 12, CORTLANDT STREET.1890PREFACE.The present work originally appeared in the form of a series of illustrated articles in the columns of the Building News. Ithas been carefully revised and enlarged with the addition of much new matter. The object of the author in publishing thework in its present form is to provide, in addition to a text-book for the architect, a treatise which shall enable the public toform their own judgment as to the relative merits of the baths that ...