[Sca-cooks] Kitchen Scene by Campi
Stefan li Rous
StefanliRous at austin.rr.com
Thu Jan 2 20:09:50 PST 2003
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
Mark S. Harris Austin, Texas StefanliRous at austin.rr.com
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