Bread master
Brotmeister (lat. (Magister) panetarius (regis), panistarius, pistor , French panetier (du roi), pannetier , English (royal) pantler, panter ) is the name of a court office in the Middle Ages and in the early modern period .
While the cupbearer is responsible for the wine and drinks and the Truchsess is responsible for the meat and the food, the bread master is responsible for the bread and pastries and also hands the cloths and water to clean the hands at the table.
At the French royal court, the bread maker ( paneterie ) was one of the court offices ( metiers ) in the royal court ( Hôtel du Roi ) established at least in the early 12th century and regulated in more detail in the court orderlies since the 13th century . The king's bread master's office consisted of around 20 people for daily service, there were also smaller bread master's offices in the court of the queen and prince. The bread maker was responsible for supplying both the royal table and the table for the other members of the court ( table des communs ) with bread and pastries. In addition, he was responsible for table linen and blankets, entrusted to the king's court by a chamber of towels ( chambres des nappes ) integrated into the bread maker under the direction of a sommelier des Nappes . Since the end of the 13th century, the leading office of the Panetier du Roi and that of the Panetier du Commun each held several persons who alternated in the management of office and were supported by a clerc for bookkeeping and accounting. In addition, the pure titular and honorary post of the Panetier de France existed since that time .
In France, the Panetier du Roi owned until the 17th century a. a. the judicial power over the bakers' guild of Paris.
literature
- E. Lalou: Paneterie (bread maker ) . In: Lexicon of the Middle Ages . tape VI , S. 1654-1655 .
- Johann Jacob Hofmann: t-II, sv panetria . In: Lexicon Universale . 1698.