[Ansteorra] Liquid measures Was: "Period Containers"

[Hugh & Belinda Niewoehner]

John Atkinson wrote:
> The Book of the Eparch (10th century) refers to kapeloi (wine
> merchants) who sell in wine in three measures--stathmoi (30 litrai),
> angeia, and minai.  The mina was 3 litrai.  A litra is a unit of
> weight approx 320g, not sure precisely how that translates into a
> liquid measure.

The Clos de Vougeot has these for liquid measures of the mid to late 
14th C. :

Liquid Measures:

Quartaût:         1/4 cask, 57 liters
Feuilliettè:       1/2 hogshead, 1/2 cask, or 114 liters
Pièce:               Cask or Tun, 228 liters
Queue:             2 Tuns, 456 liters
Hectoliter:       100 Liters/26.41 gal


Damon