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Decker, Terry D.
TerryD at Health.State.OK.US
Wed Mar 21 11:04:49 PST 2001
I believe someone on the list commented that the earliest forks known in
England are from the excavations of Danish York, however nothing is known
about how they were used.
For a short, but interesting piece on forks quoting Coryate, try:
http://www.byu.edu/ipt/projects/middleages/LifeTimes/TableFork.html
Bear
> >
> > An Englishman named Thomas Coryate brought the first forks back
> > toiEngland after seeing them in Italy during his travels in 1608.
> >
>
> Hm. What's our first documented date for forks in England? I
> keep wanting
> to think Phillipa of Hanault brought them, but that may be rosemary.
>
> --
> Jadwiga Zajaczkowa, mka Jennifer Heise
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