Beeswax Candles

Frith, J., Appleby, R., Stacey, R., & Heron, C. (January 01, 2004). Sweetness and light: chemical evidence of beeswax and tallow candles at Fountains Abbey, North Yorkshire.Medieval Archaeology, 48, 220-228.
http://www.worldcat.org/title/sweetness-and-light-chemical-evidence-of-beeswax-and-tallow-candles-at-fountains-abbey-north-yorkshire/oclc/108412065

Sweetness and light: the mysterious history of the honeybee, by Hattie Ellis, 2010
http://books.google.com/books?id=NJvwAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA211&dq=medieval+beeswax+candles&hl=en&sa=X&ei=t7vzU_KpNJLYoATj3oHgDQ&ved=0CGoQ6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=medieval%20beeswax%20candles&f=false

Medieval Candle-Making Class, by Hl Cathus the Curious (Keith Roberts)
Video has a comment re: using beeswax in molds.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1lDdsgVaZk

All Things Medieval: An Encyclopedia of the Medieval World (2 volumes) by Ruth A. Johnston, 2011.
Link to page discussing beeswax candles
http://books.google.com/books?id=yPcIuJ5TNxMC&lpg=PA450&ots=lZllyFw11j&dq=medieval%20beeswax%20candles&pg=PA450#v=onepage&q&f=false

Stairway to Heaven: The Function of Medieavl Upper Spaces by Toby Huitson, 2014
Link to page about lighting; cites beeswax candles c. 1250.
http://books.google.com/books?id=NJvwAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA211&dq=medieval+beeswax+candles&hl=en&sa=X&ei=t7vzU_KpNJLYoATj3oHgDQ&ved=0CGoQ6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=medieval%20beeswax%20candles&f=false

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