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The most comprehensive book on the history and development of toilets, touching on environmental themes, current and future trends and risks, including a large catalog of items from the Museum of Historical Chamber Pots and Toilets.

1. Part – History and development of toilets
2. Part – Selection of exhibits from the museum's collection – chamber pots, bedpans, urinals, and toilets
3. Part – Human waste in history, religion, law, and the impact of water pollution on human populations; current risks and threats
4. Part – Curiosities, contests, charity

The authors present their research in an engaging, popular-science format, offering a candid and insightful examination of human hygiene in all its contexts, including some unforeseen ones, that will both educate and entertain the reader.

The first edition in Czech was published in 2020. In the “Dictionary of the Year 2020–2021” competition organized by the Czech Association of Interpreters and Translators, it won 3rd place in the “Fine Arts Encyclopedia” category. This book is the second, expanded and updated edition.

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