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“... it is socially shaped or formed. The social history of the upright posture is a case in point. Georges Vigarello shows how the new European court nobility of the 16th and 17th centuries developed codes of posture and movement in which the bearing of the upright body became a matter of central concern. The strong body needed by the warrior, generally ...”

“... nos cochons – as also, à nos chemises. ‘Vestimentary codes’ are in many ways illuminated by Georges Vigarello’s Concepts of Cleanliness, a work predictably full of horror. The bidet was not invented till the early 18th century, but when it was, some French ladies at least received visitors while making vigorous use of the new utensil. Other ...”