History
In this section I've attached a few research documents about Renaissance Italy that might interest you.
Interesting Links:
FORKS
A History of the Table Fork - Master Robyyan n'Tor d'Elandris
http://www.maybe.org/~rodmur/sca/fork.html
Forks - California Academy of Sciences
History of the Fork - History of Food (Int'l Guild of Hospitality & Restaurant Managers)
http://www.hospitalityguild.com/History/history_of_the_fork.htm
A Short History of the Fork - The Art of the Table
http://www.foodreference.com/html/art-history-fork-729.html
TABLECLOTHS
History of Tablecloths and Napkins Down the Ages - Le Jacquard Francais
http://www.le-jacquard-francais.fr/anglais/Recevoir/recevoir.asp