[Sca-cooks] Kitchen Scene by Campi

[Stefan li Rous]

Eleanor asked:
> What I find interesting is the dining table showing in the background.  Does
> anybody know when the staff started dining separately?
Started dining seperately from whom? The Master and Mistress of the household?

By the Fifteenth and Sixteenth century it was not uncommon for them to be
served privately in a seperate room. And there were criticisms of these changes.
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THLord Stefan li Rous    Barony of Bryn Gwlad    Kingdom of Ansteorra
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