Bibliography
Making Mead. Acton, Bryan and Peter Duncan, Amateur Winemaker, England. 1965
                A good basic wine and mead text.  Several recipes, easy to follow instructions and some (undocumented) historical background (only a glossing overview).
Wine - a geographic appreciation. de Blij, Harm Jan, Rowman & Allanheld, Totowa, NJ, 1983, ISBN 0865980918
                UW: TP548.D33
                Historical reference p. 46-59
A Background to mead making. Denis, C.B., A lecture given to the Central Association of Bee-Keepers (England).  King and Hutchings, Ltd (printer) (2nd edition - revised p.12 April 1956)
The closet of the eminently learned Sir Kenhelm Digby Kt. opened. Digby, Sir Kenhelm, H. Brome (printer). 1669.
Wassail! In mazers of mead. Gayre, G.R., Phillimore and Company, London. 1948
The English Apiary or, the compleat bee-master. Gedde, John, E. Curll, W. Mears and T. Corbet. London. 1721
Mead: drink of the gods (translated title) Hojrup, O., National Museats Arb. 1957
A profitable instruction of the persite ordering of bees, with the marvellous nature, propertie and gouernments of them. Hyll, Thomas, Henrie Bynneman (Printer). London. 1579
The Ancient bee-master farewell. Keys, John, G.G and J. Robinson. London. 1796
Alexis Lichine's Encyclopedia of Wines and Spirits., Lichine, Alexis, Alfred A. Knopf, Inc, 1967 (Random House)
                UW: TP546.L5
                Specifically chpts. 1,2,9,10
Two antiques.  Manley, R.B., American Bee Journal 73:464, 1933
With mead maketh merry. Marsden, L.E., British Bee Journal 81:7, 1963
Mead - Nectar of Valhalla. Morse, Roger A., Vintage 2:3-4. 1970
The theater of insects: or lesser living creatures as bees, flies, caterpillers, spiders, worms, etc.  A most elaborate work.  Movffet, Tho., London, printed by E.C. in Edward Topsel's The History of Four-footed Beasts and Serpents. E. Cotes, Printer, London.  1658
Natural History. Pliny, (Tr. H. Rackham, Loeb Classical Library) vol 4. Ref on pg. 221,237, 249, 257, 261-263. Harvard University press. Cambridge. 1945
                UW: QH41.P5413 Vol 4