Database: Table Manners
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Sharing meals and drinks was an essential part of life at court. For hosts, it was a way to display their generosity; for guests, to entertain a potential patron an enjoy a free meal. Therefor, displaying good table manners was supremely important for all as a way to demonstrate their social status and sophistication.
In his Kitab al-Bukhala (Book of Misers), al-Jahiz uses short anecdotes to instruct the reader in proper etiquette. At the time, a typical feast at the court or in the house of a rich Baghdadi was held in a reception room where guests socialized, sang, and drank until dinner was served. Everyone then ate from a communal bowl, pot, or large tray set on the floor or on a low table. Elegant glassware, like this cup whose inscription offers God's blessings to its owner, was a feature of such feasts.