On May 8, 2007, at 8:43 AM, Saragrace Knauf wrote:
The only other painting I remember showing this sort of thing is a Breughel - (a younger as I recall) of a woman squatting in the woods. I am sure it is more common than we see. I guess on of the big French palaces....(Versailles?) didn't originally have any "bathrooms" and I recall hearing often of folks relieving themselves in stairways and fireplaces.
I wish I could recall the period source that talked about collecting saltpetre (from urine) from church pews...
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