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Period 6

Seat #12

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The growth in social etiquette during the Renaissance was very important because it set standards and rules that people use today. The idea that we must have clean hands before we eat, that we should not burp at the table, or put our elbows on the table come from the ideas the Renaissance started. The Renaissance also gave us ideas on how to throw parties, such as who to invite, how to serve, and create a good atmosphere. While social etiquette and table manners differ slightly between back then and today, most of the basic rules still apply and have shaped how refinement and class are perceived.

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How to Throw a Feast During the Renaissance

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Mr. Lee's H World History: Renaissance Fair Performance Task A Guide on How to Throw a Feast During the Renaissance

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Do's:

Throw bones and shells onto the floor, but do not be wasteful.

Wipe your fingers on your bread.

Don'ts:

Belch near another person's face

Wipe your face or blow your nose on the tablecloth

blow on your soup to cool it down, as you may have fowl breah

scratch yourself, you may have lice and it could fall onto the table

drink out of a communal cup with a full mouth

spit on or over the table

pet the dog

lean on your elbows

dip your thumbs into your drink

bite into your bread, cut sufficient pieces for yourselfand leave the rest for the servants, beggars, or dogs.

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Written by Giovanni Della Casa was considered one of the first books of proper etiquette. Its commentary and rules continue to be used today.

-Books like his were used to teach children manners and etiquette which was considered to be just as important as their other studies and education.

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-Grace was said before every meal

-Before every meal one must wash his or her hands in front of everyone to show that ones hands are clean.
- Because dinners were communal through shared platters a person should keep their hands clean by wiping their hands on their bread (napkins were not popularized until later)
-Cups were also shared and so it was important to clean it after a use

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-Tables were set up in a U shaped placement and people were seated in order of status or importance

The most important guest usually a lord would eat in the base of the middle table.

Then the next important person would be to the first's right.

The least important person would be placed the farthest from the lord at the left hand side.

-A personal table setting of the Renaissance would often consist of the following:

trencher- a flat disk of bread used as a plate

spoon- for liquids such as soup

knife- for cutting pieces of food and moving food from dishes to a trencher

salt container- placed by the most important guest who could distribute it to his liking.

NO Forks were used because they were thought to be cooking instruments. Forks only became popular later in the Renaissance in Italy, but never caught on anywhere else.

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http://www.sca.org.au/st_florians/university/library/articles-howtos/dining-etiquettere.htm

http://www.medievalists.net/2013/11/28/renaissance-table-manners/

http://www.latourdulac.com/manners/Elizabethan.html

http://www.gingergarrett.com/downloads/EveningTudors.pdf

Powell, Michael. Back in the Day: 101 Things Everyone Used to Know How to Do. New York: Fall River, 2008. Print.

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The Renaissance was a time of rebirth for culture and art. This refinement even reached the dinner table. While in the Middle Ages, people were less worried about refinement and status, the people of the Renaissance worked to flaunt their power and position. One of the best ways to do this is to throw a feast or banquet. To be invited to a feast was an honor on its own and so to eat at another persons table new rules were formed on manners and propersocial etiquette.