Monthly Archives: July 2014

In the Mediterranean regions of Europe, large kiln-fired pottery jars had always been, and continued to be, the standard for storing just about anything. But when the northern regions were settled during the Middle Ages, kiln technology was almost non-existent. … Continue reading →

Even more than tournaments, taxes, tolls, fees and fines characterized daily life in medieval Europe. One method of levying taxes and fees was by regulating the size of containers. Containers that didn’t define the amount of something purchased didn’t have … Continue reading →