[Sca-cooks] Re: Casa Bardicci Subtlety Contest

[Elise Fleming]

Selene asked:
>So, how would one go about making a "fountain" without a 
>post-Renaissance electric fountain kit? I'm thinking, an adjoining 
>reservoir set on a shelf just above the level of the output spout. 
>Fluid goes in the reservoir and out the spout. Refill as necessary, 
>isn't that what servants are for?

No answer, but there's that lovely Italian table fountain that was featured
at the Cleveland Museum of Art.  They did a computer-animated version
showing how it would have looked when active.  Might still be online on
their web site...

Alys Katharine

Elise Fleming
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