Medieval European Illustration of Monk Sneaking Wine
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Description
A colorful medieval illustration depicts a European monk sneaking a drink of wine in the monastery cellar. As he fills a jug with wine from the barrel with one hand, he takes a sip from a bowl with the other. He appears to be looking around in fear of somebody catching him.
Date
Illustration: late 13th century AD
Information
This illustration was scanned from Den Medeltida Kokboken (The Medieval Cookbook) by Maggie Black. Here, a monk seems to be sneaking a drink of wine while filling a jug in the abbey cellar. It is possible this illustration was intended to depict the monk merely testing the quality of the wine, but his open eye fixed behind himself suggests he is scanning his surroundings for any onlookers.
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