Morgenroutine und Kosmetik im 14. Jahrhundert
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Music by: Trio medieval, a creative commons piece by the Gartner museum, Thank you very much!
A little FAQ since some of the questions kept repeating:
"Did she take a shower/bath? I bet they were dirty in that time!"
Yes, she would have washed her whole body daily with the sponge and washbowl and she would have gone to the bathhouse at least twice a week to take a proper bath there. People in high and late medieval times were in fact taking very good care of their daily hygiene, even in lower classes. Most people mix the medieval period up with the baroque period where people went to bathe far less. We have another video on Viennese mid 14th century bathhouses you can find here: Beim Bader - In the Bathhouse
We did not show that however because the video was already long enough and we did not want to deal with the possible problems of nudity in a youtube video.
"What is she doing with the knife?"
She uses it as a tool around the household during the day and as an eating knife for the meals. If she was invited for a meal elswhere, she would have to bring the knife as well. Hosts would usually have a lot of cheaper wooden spoons, but not enough knifes for every guest.
"What are the beads and why is she holding them all the time?"
These are prayer beads, a paternoster, the ancestor of the rosary. By wearing it openly and holding it elegantly in public, she proves her religiousnes which is a question of societal status in her time. This wearing method can be seen in a 14th century depiction of St. Hedwig.
"Is she a noble lady?"
No, she is the wife of a Viennese citizen, a master crafter, or possibly a trader, so she would be from the middle to upper middle class. Her household would be comprised of her and her husband, 2-3 children and 2-4 servants/employees (not only for serving her, but f.e. also positions like her husband's apprentices that sometimes lived in the household and would help with work).
"Did they already have mirrors?"
Yes, infact, polished metal mirrors were around since the bronze age, thousands of years before that, the glass mirror is a relatively young development in the 14th century. It is made from one big bubble of glass, steamed with metals (quicksilver) during the manufacturing of the glass. They were not able to make glass in flat discs, so they cut up very large bubbles which is why the mirrors always had a fisheye-effect.
"Did they not brush their teeth?"
We have recipes for tooth cleaning powders from this time, made of mixtures of salt, sand, coal and spices that would be rubbed on the teeth with a damp piece of cloth. Not nearly as effective as a toothbrush, very bad for the tooth enamel, but better than nothing. Many probably did nothing to clean their teeth.
"What pigments were used?"
Lead white and brazil wood (laque) in the original recipes, we exchanged it with non-poisonous synthetic white pigment and ocre.
"Why is the music so bad?"
This music is briliantly beautiful, you barbarian :-D
http://wp.me/p2Ccl4-2Be
www.ig14.at
Music by: Trio medieval, a creative commons piece by the Gartner museum, Thank you very much!
A little FAQ since some of the questions kept repeating:
"Did she take a shower/bath? I bet they were dirty in that time!"
Yes, she would have washed her whole body daily with the sponge and washbowl and she would have gone to the bathhouse at least twice a week to take a proper bath there. People in high and late medieval times were in fact taking very good care of their daily hygiene, even in lower classes. Most people mix the medieval period up with the baroque period where people went to bathe far less. We have another video on Viennese mid 14th century bathhouses you can find here: Beim Bader - In the Bathhouse
We did not show that however because the video was already long enough and we did not want to deal with the possible problems of nudity in a youtube video.
"What is she doing with the knife?"
She uses it as a tool around the household during the day and as an eating knife for the meals. If she was invited for a meal elswhere, she would have to bring the knife as well. Hosts would usually have a lot of cheaper wooden spoons, but not enough knifes for every guest.
"What are the beads and why is she holding them all the time?"
These are prayer beads, a paternoster, the ancestor of the rosary. By wearing it openly and holding it elegantly in public, she proves her religiousnes which is a question of societal status in her time. This wearing method can be seen in a 14th century depiction of St. Hedwig.
"Is she a noble lady?"
No, she is the wife of a Viennese citizen, a master crafter, or possibly a trader, so she would be from the middle to upper middle class. Her household would be comprised of her and her husband, 2-3 children and 2-4 servants/employees (not only for serving her, but f.e. also positions like her husband's apprentices that sometimes lived in the household and would help with work).
"Did they already have mirrors?"
Yes, infact, polished metal mirrors were around since the bronze age, thousands of years before that, the glass mirror is a relatively young development in the 14th century. It is made from one big bubble of glass, steamed with metals (quicksilver) during the manufacturing of the glass. They were not able to make glass in flat discs, so they cut up very large bubbles which is why the mirrors always had a fisheye-effect.
"Did they not brush their teeth?"
We have recipes for tooth cleaning powders from this time, made of mixtures of salt, sand, coal and spices that would be rubbed on the teeth with a damp piece of cloth. Not nearly as effective as a toothbrush, very bad for the tooth enamel, but better than nothing. Many probably did nothing to clean their teeth.
"What pigments were used?"
Lead white and brazil wood (laque) in the original recipes, we exchanged it with non-poisonous synthetic white pigment and ocre.
"Why is the music so bad?"
This music is briliantly beautiful, you barbarian :-D
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