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Paperback The Well-Set Table in France: Furniture and Settings for Meals from the Gauls to the Eighteenth Century Book

ISBN: 1499553188

ISBN13: 9781499553185

The Well-Set Table in France: Furniture and Settings for Meals from the Gauls to the Eighteenth Century

OverviewThe Gauls sat on hay (or maybe dog skins) to eat; the Romans lay on couches; the Franks preferred benches and stools. For a long time, lighting came from candles and torches. Dishes could be made of metal, marble, glass, porcelain, earthenware, and other materials. Silver and gold were used not only for platters but sometimes even for tables. The eighteenth century writer Le Grand d'Aussy takes a sweeping look at the furniture and furnishings...

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