Giovan Battista Vermiglioli, Le sculture di Niccolò e Giovanni da Pisa e di Arnolfo Fiorentino che ornano la Fontana Maggiore di Perugia disegnate ed incise da Silvestro Massari (Sculptures by Niccolò and Giovanni from Pisa decorating the Fontana Maggiore in Perugia, as designed and engraved by Silvestro Massari).

Perugia : Tip. Baduel at V. Bartelli, 1834 Sala del Dottorato, S-5-1

The tile in the lower basin of September represents the harvest and the pressing of grapes.

In the Middle Ages wine was a widely consumed beverage in all spheres of society: sign of prestige on the tables of the lords, was also present in the tables of the poor; it was never missing in the refectories of the monks and it was used in the Eucharistic liturgy, that at least until the fifteenth century provided its consumption by all the faithful.

For its therapeutic properties, known since the Hippocratic texts, wine went into the composition of many drugs, but it was considered by itself a remedy against diseases: it was therefore helpful in maintaining a good health, purifying the body and it was also able to cheer up the spirit.

Water itself, not hygienically safe, was normally mixed with wine.

After all, in the Greek-Roman world, wine was usually mixed with water.

It is in the Middle Ages that people are starting to drink pure wine, that is without water, sometimes treated with fruits and spices.