Heaters in Intellectual Life - Individuals and Groups, Some Forgotten

Bogomilia, Site for the Unsung  Because we forget.

Vetting Roots, By the Heater. Martin Luther's Stove  Early post look-ups about use of the heater, the stove, the fire pit, as references in religious and other stories.  Transmitting tales. Without a place for warm gathering, how could stories be passed on, memorized.  Did the Renaissance really bloom when it did, because somebody spread the idea of central heating?  Ducts, pipes, big tiled stoves in the rooms. How creative can you be when you are fed and warm?