[MR] Atlantia Digest, Vol 72, Issue 10
David Austin
grandaustino at gmail.com
Wed Jan 7 09:36:40 PST 2009
>From various recreations that I have seen in my travels I beleive that a
special sealing wax was used that was a hardend wax that was a block as
opposed to using a candle. I'm not sure about which colors are appropriate
to which time period.
Morgant
On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 12:00 PM, <atlantia-request at atlantia.sca.org> wrote:
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> 1. Re: Open Flames (Smith CTR Jeffrey C)
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> From: "Smith CTR Jeffrey C" <jeffrey.c.smith.ctr at usmc.mil>
> Subject: Re: [MR] Open Flames
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> While this may not be exactly the same thing, certainly red seals (as in
> signets) existed so red wax was available -- my understanding is that
> sealing with red wax was the perogative of a sovereign, but I haven't
> researched it myself. I speculate that red candles were available only to
> the very wealthy due to cost of manufacture. I suspect you are right that
> white or beeswax-yellow candles would predominate.
>
> Barcsi Janos
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: atlantia-bounces at atlantia.sca.org [mailto:
> atlantia-bounces at atlantia.sca.org] On Behalf Of jbrmm266 at aol.com
> Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2009 10:34
> To: atlantia at atlantia.sca.org
> Subject: Re: [MR] Open Flames
>
> Red candle wax?
>
> The popularity of coloured candles is, I'm pretty certain, a modernism.?
> Any images of candles I've seen in historical paintings or the like have
> been plain white or off-white (a la beeswax).? And not only are white or
> off-white?candles more accurate historically, they are a lot less messy.
>
> Your servant aye
> Donal
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: chagankhulan at clan-whitewing.org
> To: atlantia at atlantia.sca.org
> Sent: Wed, 7 Jan 2009 7:57 am
> Subject: Re: [MR] Open Flames
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>
>
> Sorry Cairistiona,
>
> It's the way my brain is wired. Lovely scene, creamy white table
> clothes, red wax soaking into the cloth. Blast! Now I've got to get the wax
> out! Not my favorite chore and not always succesful, either.
> Multiply that by 50 to 75% of the tables...sigh... I'll try to be more
> positive. I'll put a pretty plate under my candle and feel good that my
> tablecloth won't need to be de-waxed...;-)
>
> Chagan the incorrigible
>
>
>
> > Chagan,
> >
> > What a lovely thought. All of the tables will be covered for feast
> > and we anticipate candle wax will drip on some of the cloths.
> >
> > Cairistiona
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <chagankhulan at clan-whitewing.org>
> > To: "Michael Houghton" <herveus at gmail.com>
> > Cc: <atlantia at atlantia.sca.org>
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2009 8:58 PM
> > Subject: Re: [MR] Open Flames
> >
> >
> >>I would think the biggest issue with the candles - outside of site
> >>rules
> >> -
> >> would be who gets th job of de-waxing all those table cloths if
> >>candles are in abundance! That's a thankless task for some poor soul
> >>to get stuck with.
> >> Perhaps folks should bring something to put under their candle
> >>holders to catch any wax drippings. Just a thought.
> >>
> >> Chagan
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>> Howdy!
> >>>
> >>> On Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 12:23 PM, Debera <tovah814 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> >>>> If there are to be no flames allowed at the 12th Night Feast,
> >>>> please be so kind as to show me where it is written.
> >>>
> >>> The statement of site rules I just read did not ban open flames. It
> >>> simply asked for restraint in the number of candles per table. If
> >>> you were planning a candlestick of twenty candles, that would
> >>> probably be overboard. A candle or five per table is probably no
> >>> issue at all.
> >>>
> >>> yours,
> >>> Herveus
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>> Michael Houghton | Herveus d'Ormonde
> >>> herveus at gmail.com | White Wolf and the Phoenix
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