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

[Radei Drchevich]

There is one idea I remember from an old reprint of the works of
Ptolomy.  a lower reservour is genlty heated, a thin tube leads to the
upper reservour.  works like the "loveometer" Spencer Gifts sold in the
1980's.  Done correctly it can keep a flow going for hours.  as long as
the fountains works are not heat sensitive.

joy

radei

  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Pat
  To: "Cooks within the SCA"
  Subject: Re: [Sca-cooks]Fountains was: Casa Bardicci Subtlety Contest
  Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2005 10:52:39 -0700 (PDT)


  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 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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  Mundanely, Pat Griffin of Millbrook, AL



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