[Bryn-gwlad] Feast Gear Questions

[Stefan li Rous]

On Sep 3, 2006, at 9:51 AM, Linda Jasper wrote:

> Namaste:
>
> I am new to the SCA and am in need of some information.  What is  
> included with the feast gear?  I have been on Ebay and have seen  
> some lovely sets, but I don't want the purchase a set that is too  
> extreme or out of period.  What are the common metals, stones, or  
> woods used in feast gear?
>
> Humbly,
>
> Rahil al Nadir

You might want to look through these files in the Florilegium.
In the NEWCOMERS section:
Feast-Basket-art   (7K) 10/18/00    "The Well-Tempered Feast Basket:  
a guide for
                                        newcomers" by Lady Jehanne de  
Huguenin.

In the FEASTS section:
feastgear-msg     (26K)  5/ 9/00    Obtaining feastgear for use in  
the SCA.
                                        cleaning wooden feastgear.

Information on specific pieces of tableware can be found in the  
BEVERAGES and the FOOD-UTENSILS sections, such as:
forks-msg         (25K)  3/26/05    Period forks. history and use in  
Europe.
jugs-pitchrs-lnks (16K) 12/26/05    Links to info on medieval and  
Ren. Jugs and
                                        Pitchers by Dame Aoife Finn  
of Ynos Mon.
tablecloths-msg   (28K)  3/23/03    Period tablecloths. SCA feast  
tablecloths.
utensils-msg     (200K)  3/26/05    Utensils, plates, trenchers, cast  
iron pots.
p-tableware-msg   (60K)  3/25/05    Period tableware. Period references
spoons-msg        (17K) 12/17/01    Period spoons. References.  
Construction.

lea-bottles-bib   (20K)  1/19/03    Leather bottle bibliography
                                        by Master Magnus Malleus, OL.
lea-bottles-msg   (38K)  2/ 2/00    Leather bottles and jacks. Making  
them.
p-bottles-msg     (20K)  9/12/01    Period beverage bottles and  
stoppers.

Stefan
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