Burden Baskets -- Medieval Backpacks

The first two illustrations are from late 14th Century northern Italian manuscripts published in  The Medieval Health Handbook: tacuinum sanitatis (NY: George Braziller, 1976).  The third picture (bottom left) is from a book of hours by the Master of the Dresden Prayer Book, ca 1500 (as reproduced in the 2002 Medieval Women Calendar)

burden basket 1
burden basket 2
Turnips, Plate XXIII
Leeks, Plate XXVIII


burden basket 3

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