Medieval Chandeliers

The chandeliers that I use are based on a chandelier seen in King Renee's Tournament Book. All the images are thumbnails, so click them to see a larger picture.


Chandelier from King Renee's Tournament Book.	Similar chandeliers shown in an image from the National Bibliotheque de France.


A copy of the King Renee chandelier, originally made and given to me by Master Dafydd ap Gwystl..	Same chandelier (using a flash).

This chandelier was made using the following materials:

Two pieces, 22 1/2" x 2 5/8" x 3/4" (arms of the chandelier)
One piece, 16" x 1 3/8" x 1 3/8" (vertical hanger)
Four "cat food" cans or similar small metal dishes.
One long screw, approx 3". A deck screw is fine.

The chandelier comes apart for storage. It goes together with a single screw that stays in the bottom of the vertical hanger when stored.

For 'candles', I choose to use refillable, liquid paraffin lamps. The liquid paraffin is much safer than lamp oil or citronella, and it delivers a clean, odor-free flame. It is classified as non-toxic (unless consumed internally) and non-flammable. It is supposed to be so safe, it even extinguishes itself if accidentally knocked over. The container stays cold, so I have no problems with things getting hot. These cartridges can be purchased in either disposable or refillable form, in various sizes.

Many kingdom have restrictions against "open flame". I realize that, and gentles in those kingdom simply need to find small glass globes that fit on top of the lamp cartridges or use larger metal dishes that can hold a glass globe and the lamp cartridge.

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