[Ansteorra] Drinking from a bowl

[Michelle Dodd]

On the Robin Wood page re: Replicas for Reinactors, he says;

 

"what's right for my period?

Pre 1100: Archaeological evidence suggests that only bowls were used, not plates. The commonest wood was Alder and most were 6"-8" in size, though some have been found up to 12".

Medieval (c.1066-1500): To drink from, you could either use a normal small bowl or a special drinking bowl with a fine rim like a mazer. Bowls were still in use for eating and plates also were in evidence from c.1300, although not as commonly found as bowls. Wooden spoons were also commonly used.

Tudor to 18th Century: Bowls, plates and spoons were in use as above - plates like the "Mary Rose" design plate I make continued in use into the 20th century!"



He does amazing work with his foot-powered lathe. 

 

As far as ordering the book, Amazon.com has it for under $35 new or used and their shipping costs, unless it has changed since the last time I used it, is only $3.99 for a book. That's for hardback or paperback. A bit better than paying postage from the UK.

 

Hope this helps.

 

Gabriele




The pursuit of truth and beauty is a sphere of activity in which we are allowed to remain children all our lives. (Albert Einstein)


 

> From: Coblaith at sbcglobal.net
> Date: Tue, 9 Jun 2009 14:21:39 -0500
> To: ansteorra at lists.ansteorra.org
> Subject: Re: [Ansteorra] Drinking from a bowl
> 
> willow wrote:
> > every once in a while I get flake from drinking from a bowl. It is 
> > very period for my period.
> 
> Why should you catch flak for that? It's accurate for a lot of 
> periods <http://www.robin-wood.co.uk/pdf/mazer_history.pdf>.
> 
> I've been hoping to get a nice wooden drinking bowl myself, but I 
> haven't as yet been able to find an appropriate chunk of wood to give 
> the local turner who agreed to try making one. Maybe by the time I 
> do I'll be able to get my hands on a copy of Robin Wood's book, _The 
> Wooden Bowl_ <http://www.robin-wood.co.uk/book.htm>, so we can check 
> to see if he mentions any details from my persona culture and period 
> that could help make the bowl more persona-specific. I'd like that.
> 
> 
> 
> Coblaith Muimnech
> Barony of Bryn Gwlad
> <mailto:Coblaith at sbcglobal.net>
> <http://coblaith.net>
> 
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