"I'm still working on the text for Gallery Five. In the meantime, enjoy the pictures!" - Jim
GALLERY FIVE
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121. King Arthur and his knights feasting at the Round Table.
122. A server; detail of picture 121.
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124. A large stew, the communal bath which featured feasting & prostitution.
125. Workers taking a lunch break; detail from the Maciejowski Bible, 13th
century.
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126. Monks fishing.
127. Selling and buying cheese.
128. The season of Scorpio; harvesting grapes & making wine.
129. Illumination from Les Tres Riche Hueres - the Duc de Bery at
feast.
130. A taverner passes drink to his clientele.
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131. The month of December; innkeepers slaughter a pig.
132. Harvesting grain for the mill.
133. A fat cook enjoying a drink with company.
134. A king at feast.
135. John of Gaunt being entertained by the King of Portugal, 14th century.
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136. Stomping grapes for wine.
137. A fowler catching birds.
138. The death of St. Lucrecia.
139. A merchant scene.
140. Threshing grain.
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142. A mulberry plant.
143. A large kitchen.
144. Biblical feast scene from the Maciejowski Bible, 13th century.
145. A couple enjoying a stew.
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146. Catching geese.
147. Sieving flour and making wafers; Velislav Picture Bible, Bohemia,
c. 1340.
148. Bath and board; Tristan, Paris, 1494-95.
149. St. Louis feeds the poor. La Vie de St. Louis le confesseur de
la reine Marguerite, Paris, 13th century.
150. Grace before the Meal, by Anthonius Claessins, c. 1538-1613.
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