tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778626287556834261.post1124618037419636572..comments2024-03-28T01:49:29.773-07:00Comments on lostpastremembered: Shakespeare, Plague, Painted Cloths and Oleopotrige -17th c StewDeana Sidneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14908407077861396161noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778626287556834261.post-74899665467201487422020-04-16T12:30:20.644-07:002020-04-16T12:30:20.644-07:00Hello Deana, It was interesting to learn about th...Hello Deana, It was interesting to learn about the sophisticated elements that were part of life in Elizabethan times. The richness and complexity of the clothing and decoration is matched in the preparation of the food, complex with spices and rich with macerated vegetables and sugar. The Elizabethans similarly loved a rich and complex use of the English language. Shakespeare was the ultimate example, but the style was also used by other authors of the period, such as your namesake Sir Philip Sidney. By the way, the name of Wesleyan University's yearbook was the Olla Podrida.<br />--Jim Parnassushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08958901307538141468noreply@blogger.com