Aliter Dulcia
Experimentation and redaction of ‘Another Sweet’ from De Re Conquinaria, a 5th Century Roman Cookbook.
Exhibit Category: Culinary
Toothaches, Anesthesia, and Fertility Control – pre-1600s European Medicines
by Mecia Raposa A TOOTHACHE REMEDY: ITALY 1514 Introduction Giovanni Da Vigo was an Italian physician who published a text…
Reconstructing a Roman Dish: Putting Together the Puzzle Pieces of “Beans, Another Way”
An in-depth examination of a reconstruction of a Roman recipe.
Tools for escaping your Manor
First exhibit pieces representing an escape toolkit useful throughout history. Each kit contains a book, a story, a vessel, and a drink found in that period and location.
Beekeeping Through the Ages
An overview of beekeeping from antiquity through modern times. Looking at hive designs, tools, methods, myths and theories.
Scandinavian Cuisine During the Vendel and Early Viking Age
In 2013 I decided to do a year of Viking food for events to match my persona. A short time later, after digging into research I realized this was not going to be a short term project. There are very few primary sources, arguably there are none. Everything that we have is secondary or tertiary and undoubtedly wrong. This presentation is my evolving work at becoming steadily less wrong.