Holy Fork :) BR, Margus
Bob W wrote: > No, no, no. There was only one fork in the whole world! But it had > such prestige that people brought a cadena containing only a spoon - > the fork space was there simply to impress. You see, the whole world > was caught in a lie that no one could break out of. It was only Popes, > Emperors and the Negus who ever owned THE fork, but to boost their own > standing lesser mortals would make space in their cadena for the time > in some unspecified future when they would rise to being Pope, Emperor > or Negus. Nobody at that time had thought of actually making another > fork, except of course Joan of Arc, and we toasted her with it. > > Bob > > > >> Well OK, let's continue with Wikipedia (right after the what I >> > copied > >> last time): >> "It was proper for a guest to arrive with his own fork and spoon >> enclosed in a box called a /cadena/" >> In other words, everyone had their OWN fork, not just one for >> a whole table. >> >> BR, Margus >> >> >> Bob W wrote: >> >>> but they're talking about 'the' table fork. There was only one in >>> those days. It wasn't until the early 20th century that they made >>> another. After that forks started to get out of hand. >>> >>> Bob >>> >>> >>> >>>> Hi there, >>>> >>>> copy-paste from Wikipedia: >>>> "First introduced to Western Europe in the 10th century by >>>> >> Theophanu >> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>>> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theophanu>, Byzantine wife of >>>> Emperor Otto >>>> II <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_II>, the table fork had, by >>>> >>>> >>> the >>> >>> >>>> 11th century, made its way to Italy >>>> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy>. In Italy, it became >>>> quite popular >>>> by the 14th century, being commonly used for eating by >>>> >> merchant and >> >>>> upper classes by 1600." >>>> >>>> 10th to 11th and even 14th century sounds medieval enough for >>>> > me... > >>>> BR, Margus >>>> >>>> >>>> frank theriault wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> On Tue, Sep 23, 2008 at 11:04 AM, David Savage >>>>> >>>>> >>>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> I was shooting a "medieval" feast on the weekend (with the >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>> new toy) in >>>> >>>> >>>>>> a room that was lit by nothing but candles. I initially had the >>>>>> >>>>>> >>> AF >>> >>> >>>>>> assist lamp on, but I was blinding the guests & causing a few >>>>>> > odd > >>>>>> expressions so I turned it off. >>>>>> >>>>>> Wasn't expecting much, but was very pleased with how well >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>> it focused. >>>> >>>> >>>>>> Rough edit pano from the night here (~620kb): >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> > <http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3281/2873443880_d16e513f24_o.jpg> > >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> The guy on the left has a fork. They never had forks in >>>>> >>>>> >>>> medieval times. >>>> >>>> >>>>> Wait, they didn't have digital cameras back then, either. I >>>>> > think > >>>>> they had like old folding Kodaks or something. >>>>> >>>>> I've gotta say, that's a cool photo (forks notwithstanding). >>>>> >>>>> cheers, >>>>> frank >>>>> >>>>> >>> >>> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly >> above and follow the directions. >> >> >> > > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
