[The hygiene of Louis XIV].
Louis XIV was not indifferent to dirt or sweat but according to numerous authors he never had a bath during his entire life. Using various texts that are less well known, particularly in the medical sphere, an attempt has been made to reconstruct the Sun King's hygienic environment. His daily routine can be seen to make sense in a period when the concepts of being clean or dirty were very different from the present. Concern for cleanliness, if not for purity, still had the same importance.
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