[Sca-cooks]Fountains was: Casa Bardicci Subtlety Contest

[Pat]

There is a 14th century table fountain at the
Cleveland Museum of Art.  

http://www.clevelandart.org/exhibcef/burgundy/html/1080248.html

It does not use a gravity feed reservoir, but I don't know how it does work. 

 

Mordonna



Robert Downie <rdownie at mts.net> wrote:
Susan Fox wrote:

> 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? 

I know gravity fed pumps have been around for quite some time (sorry, no 
specific references to hand, can't remember _where_ I read it, just that 
I read it). Given more time, that could have been an option. Other 
than that, I'm not sure - although I do remember seeing pictures of 
elaborate medieval golden table fountains with no obvious means of 
gravity feeding the water.

I would love to learn more about how period fountains worked. Does 
anyone have any recommendations for good boks on the subject?

Faerisa


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