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[Lyle McMillen]

Greetings to the mailing list!
My name is Lyle the Philosopher (mka Lyle McMillen), from the Shire of
St Florian de la Riviere, on the east coast of Lochac (West Kingdom).  I
have just joined the list, and have an interest in pavillions and tents
in use in Europe during the 1470's (my household is focussed on 1476,
principally around Burgundy and France).  Thus far, I have only made a
single pavillion, using crow's feet and a ridge pole on an oval
pattern.  I have recently begun to manufacture the next 2 pavillions for
my household, and am interested in talking to and sharing research with
anyone out there who may be interested in these style of pavillions.
Specific questions so far - has anyone documentation for sidepoles in
use during this period (we have plenty for crow's feet, and some for a
birdcage design, but people here insist on trying to use sidepoles, and
no-one has documentation for it)?
Also - we used untreated loomstate canvas, and encountered significant
mold problems at the spring Rowany Festival (it rained, and rained, and
for a change, rained a little more).  Is there any information out there
on period techniques for preventing or removing mold from canvas?

Thank you for your time, and I look forward to many productive postings
in the future.

Yours in service

Lyle the Philosopher

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