[Bryn-gwlad] Feast Gear Questions

[Catalina Ana de Salamanca]

Hello Rahil,
              I am so very glad to see someone else from a  sensible 
climate in our Barony.
Since Al-Andulus was a part of the Arab trading empire (a very large 
part in fact)you could reasonably use any finer quality table gear of 
the time. It wouldn't be unusual to have a few pieces of real china 
even. I can't give you exact china patterns right this second, but there 
are a few that did make it into the Kingdom of Granada. I'll go look it 
up again.
Personally, my family prefers to use painted glass wares, similar to 
majolica, that we make ourselves. There are several fun patterns that 
are period to the Iberian peninsula. Any book of Mozarab or pre-Mozarab 
art has a selection of repeating patterns that look good on glass and 
you can make a photo-copy of at the library. Then follow the directions 
on a bottle of Glossies (found at Hobby Lobby in bunches of colors) and 
you get personalized, period plates.
If you send me an email to remind me, I can bring ours out to Populace 
in the Park or wherever you might be next. Also, I have some books you 
might want to look at as well.

~Catalina Ana de Salamanca


Linda Jasper wrote:
> Namaste:
>  
> I am so sorry; I forgot to add that.  My family and I are from 
> Al-Andulas (Moorish Spain).  We are Andulasian Moors living in the city 
> of Granada during the late 15th, early 16th Centuries.  We are not 
> extremely wealthy, but we are well to do middle class type citizens.  I 
> am going to do some more research based on what you said. I assumed that 
> Feast Gear would be rather generic.  Please forgive that assumption.
>  
> With Thanks,
>  
> Rahil al Nadir
> 
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