According to Fernand Braudel, 308 years ago today, on 3 February 1695,
the Palatine wrote:
`At the king's table the wine and water froze in the glasses.'
in the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles, France.
This was the combined result of the little ice age and poorly designed
fireplaces.
[from
Capitalism and Material Life 1400 - 1800
Fernand Braudel, 1967
Translated from the French by Miriam Kochan, 1973
Harper Torchbooks, Harper & Row
page 216
]
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