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<blockquote data-quote="sjmiller" data-source="post: 1766140" data-attributes="member: 17262">Aaron, while I find your line of logic admirable, I also find it a tad flawed.&nbsp; The primary motivator in the gradual decline in personal hygeine was not that brief and intense spike in plague deaths (which was only one of a series of spikes from the mid-1300s to the mid-1700s), but instead it was the increasing belief (spread by the church) that public baths were immoral, and that the water was causing illness.&nbsp; If you, or anyone else, would like me to post a list of books on that period which discuss the effects of the plague on society, commerce, government, and religion, I would be more than happy to do it.Socio-economic changes, which are brought on by the rapidly decreasing labor force, plus a change in manufacturing techniques and materials, are some of the motivating factors in the changes in fashion.&nbsp; I could go on and on about both these subjects, but I will refrain.&nbsp; I wrote enough on the topic when I was majoring in medieval studies in college.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="sjmiller, post: 1766140, member: 17262"] Aaron, while I find your line of logic admirable, I also find it a tad flawed. The primary motivator in the gradual decline in personal hygeine was not that brief and intense spike in plague deaths (which was only one of a series of spikes from the mid-1300s to the mid-1700s), but instead it was the increasing belief (spread by the church) that public baths were immoral, and that the water was causing illness. If you, or anyone else, would like me to post a list of books on that period which discuss the effects of the plague on society, commerce, government, and religion, I would be more than happy to do it. Socio-economic changes, which are brought on by the rapidly decreasing labor force, plus a change in manufacturing techniques and materials, are some of the motivating factors in the changes in fashion. I could go on and on about both these subjects, but I will refrain. I wrote enough on the topic when I was majoring in medieval studies in college. [/QUOTE]

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