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Creator:
Gentleman of great parts
Title(s):
Nakedness consider'd, or, Reasons for not wearing of clothes / by a gentleman of great parts.
Additional Title(s):

Nakedness consider'd

Nakedness considered

Reasons for not wearing clothes
Published/Created:
London : Printed for A. Moore, Near St. Paul's, 1729.
Physical Description:
[7], 1 pages : illustrations ; 33 cm
Holdings:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
BJ1500.N8 N35 1729+ Oversize
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
"Price four-pence."--Foot of title page.
Includes head- and tail-pieces.
"As going naked is a thing of so great antiquity and now so little practis'd, I have made it my business to consider the reasons for such a change. I find they are entirely void of any foundation, and I doubt not but I shall convince all unprejudic'd persons of the absurdity of wearing any clothes."--Page [3].
Subject Terms:
Conduct of life -- Early works to 1800.
Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- Early works to 1800.
Nudism -- Early works to 1800.
Nudity -- Early works to 1800.
Form/Genre:
Woodcuts -- 1729.
Contributors:
Moore, A., active 1721–1747, publisher.
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