[Sca-cooks] period table settings
Stefan li Rous
StefanliRous at austin.rr.com
Sun Dec 7 15:36:16 PST 2003
Eirene asked:
> So, two questions - how early were they manufactured and used, and
what
> would be the best choice for a book on period table settings? I'm
> concentrating on western Europe, c. 1250 - 1500.
You might want to try some of the files in the FOOD-UTENSILS section of
the Florilegium or at least some of the resources given there. Here are
a few of the files:
drinkng-strws-msg (6K) 11/29/01 Period and ancient drinking straws.
forks-msg (23K) 4/13/01 Period forks. history and use in
Europe.
horn-utn-care-msg (6K) 2/ 1/00 Care of utensils made of horn.
mazers-msg (10K) 12/ 3/01 Medieval drinking bowls originally
of wood.
nefs-msg (20K) 6/11/01 Richly decorated medieval salt
cellars.
p-tableware-msg (56K) 3/23/03 Period tableware. Period references
spoons-msg (17K) 12/17/01 Period spoons. References.
Construction.
tablecloths-msg (28K) 3/23/03 Period tablecloths. SCA feast
tablecloths.
utensils-msg (166K) 4/11/01 Utensils, plates, trenchers, cast
iron pots.
wood-utn-care-msg (9K) 1/10/02 Care of utensils made of wood.
There is also this in the CRAFTS section:
Horn-Spoons-art (9K) 1/ 5/00 "Making Horn Spoons" by Mistress
Gunnora
Hallakarva.
Stefan
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Mark S. Harris Austin, Texas
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