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| [http://www.worldcat.org/title/l-junius-moderatus-columella-of-husbandry-in-twelve-books-and-his-book-concerning-trees-translated-into-english-with-several-illustrations-from-pliny-cato-varro-palladius-and-other-antient-and-modern-authors/oclc/238580087?referer=di&ht=edition 1745 translation], others exist. | | [http://www.worldcat.org/title/l-junius-moderatus-columella-of-husbandry-in-twelve-books-and-his-book-concerning-trees-translated-into-english-with-several-illustrations-from-pliny-cato-varro-palladius-and-other-antient-and-modern-authors/oclc/238580087?referer=di&ht=edition 1745 translation], others exist. | ||
| Roman farm manual, contains mead recipes - ''De aqua mulsa facienda'' | | Roman farm manual, contains mead recipes - ''De aqua mulsa facienda'' | ||
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| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_History_(Pliny) Naturalis Historia] by Pliny | |||
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| [http://penelope.uchicago.edu/holland/index.html 1601 translation], [1855], others exist. | |||
| A survey of the natural world, contains references to mead. | |||
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| [https://www.amazon.de/Mit-Leier-Schwert-fr%C3%BChmittelalterliche-S%C3%A4ngergrab/dp/3981218124 Trossingen 58 Grave Find] | | [https://www.amazon.de/Mit-Leier-Schwert-fr%C3%BChmittelalterliche-S%C3%A4ngergrab/dp/3981218124 Trossingen 58 Grave Find] | ||
Revision as of 23:00, 9 October 2017
Mead (sometimes: "meath") is a fermented, alcoholic beverage made primarily of water and honey.
There are many sub-types of mead with their own names:
- Metheglin
- a mead containing spices
- Melomel
- a mead containing fruit
- Oxymel
- a mead containing vinegar
among others, some of which are period names (metheglin, melomel) and some are not (capsicumel).
Sources
| Name | Date | Country | Language | English Translation | Description | Panels |
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| De Re Rustica by Columella | ~50 CE | Rome | Classical Latin | 1745 translation, others exist. | Roman farm manual, contains mead recipes - De aqua mulsa facienda | |
| Naturalis Historia by Pliny | 79 CE | Rome | Classical Latin | 1601 translation, [1855], others exist. | A survey of the natural world, contains references to mead. | |
| Trossingen 58 Grave Find | 580 CE | Germany | Archaeological, book in German | This grave find contained a bottle with pollen grains indicating a mixed fermented beverage including honey. | 6th Century CE Hopped Mead | |
| Tractatus de magnete et operationibus eius, folio 20r | 1300-1400 CE | England | Text in Latin, Recipes in (middle) English | in English, transcription available | The earliest known English mead recipe. | 6th Century CE Hopped Mead |
| Maison rustique, or The countrey farme | 1564 CE | France | French | Period English Translation | A comprehensive text on running a country estate. | |
| The Closet of Sir Kenelme Digbie Kt. Opened | 1669 CE | England | English | (in English) | Post-period, but likely based on period techniques. Comprehensive, and reasonably detailed. Contains a truly disgusting number of mead recipes. | To Make White Mead |