Medieval banquet. The rich used enameled dishes containing large quantities of lead, dangerous to health
Being rich is not always an advantage, today as in the Middle Ages.
In medieval times, only the richest could afford to eat using enameled plates and glasses , beautiful to look at but dangerous to use.
These refined dishes, even if it was not known at the time, in fact contained large quantities of lead, which, especially in contact with salty and acidic foods, spread easily in the body.
That's why lead poisoning it was very widespread in those centuries, as evidenced by the analyzes carried out on numerous skeletons dating back to the period in question.