ABSTRACT
Jean Froissart devotes a few words to the feasting upon the occasion of the marriage of Edward III to Philippa of Hainault, in 1329. The great feast given by Philip the Good at Lille in 1453 was a gorgeous affair. On the chief table was a well-built ship with sails spread. Along with the actual banqueting at any of the great continental feasts, particularly those that continued for several days, there were various entertainments, and, wherever possible, a tournament, with dancing in the evening, at which the ladies were the principal attraction. The like dinner had not been made by any chaplain before that time. The plates that hung on the walls to give light in the chamber were of silver and gilt, with lights burning in them, a great fire in the chimney, and all other things necessary for the furniture of so noble a feast.
