[Sca-cooks] Flaming Nobles was Re: Flaming Subtleties

[Huette von Ahrens]

--- Daniel  Phelps <phelpsd at gate.net> wrote:
> Was written:
> 
> > Since people are lighting and heating their
> homes with open flame, I'm not
> > sure that they would worry TOO much about a
> flaming dish.  Also, I have
> > learned the hard way that a single spark
> often is not enough to burn
> > charcloth  (especially made for burning), so
> I expect it would take a bit
> of
> > doing to set your average table setting/tabe
> cloth on fire.
> >
> I've not been following this thread but has
> anyone mentioned that famous
> incident in the French court where in three, or
> was it four, high ranking
> nobles were "accidentially" burned to death
> when their "wildmen of the
> woods" costumes caught fire?
> 
> Daniel

Actually it was eight who did a "wildman" dance
wearing pitch and feathers as their costume.
All were burned to some degree, but at least
four eventually died of their burns.  I believe
that the sparks came from the torches that they
carried.  I have been trying to find a copy 
of the art work depicting this tragedy, but
I haven't found one yet.

Huette

Blessed are they who can laugh at themselves for 
they shall never cease to be amused.


		
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