Table Settings: A History

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Antiques expert and our historical advisor Steven Moore reveals how methods of laying tables have evolved from Ancient Rome to the modern-day. This ebook is guaranteed to make you look at your dining table in a new light.

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Antiques expert and our historical advisor Steven Moore reveals how methods of laying tables have evolved from Ancient Rome to the modern-day. This ebook is guaranteed to make you look at your dining table in a new light. Sections include:

  • The classical world
  • The statues and origins of table linens
  • Dining in the Great Hall
  • The forgotten art of linen folding
  • The nef and other objects of state
  • Dining under ‘service a la Francais’
  • The importance of dessert
  • Table centres of other forms
  • The change to ‘service a la Russe’
  • The last ‘hoorah’