TENT - period encampment ideas?

[Valkyrie]

Greetings
  I have just joined this list...and am already doing a happy dance.  Much
thanx for the info...*wanders off with all kinds of ideas brewing*

Cerridwen

> Greetings, Madeleine! :)   (jeannette at hatfield.on.ca)
>
> You asked:
>
> >  I was wondering how much encampments changed
> > over the centuries, I was hoping to devise an encampment for my
household, and
> > we all come from a wide range of time periods and locations.  I want to
set up
> > the encampment so that nothing would seem out of place in any of the
time
> > periods, is such a thing possible?
>
> I've taken the liberty of copying your question to the Medieval
Encampments mailing
> group, so they can get in the discussion if they wish.
>
> You didn't mention what the range of cultures and time period were, but
there are
> some elements that can be seem throughout the centuries.  However, if you
have
> someone doing an Eastern persona (i.e. Japanese)  you may have to do more
research::
>
> Tents--a wedge tent, sometimes called an A-frame, was common  from Roman
to
>            modern times.  The external decorations may change a bit from
area to
> area, but
>            you would find most of them with a ridge pole and a pole at
each end of
> the
>            ridge pole, perpendicular to the ground.  The 'Norse' a-frame,
with its
> heavy
>            frame, would be an aberration.
>
>            Conical tents were also used through the 9th-18th centuries,
and are easy
> to
>            put up and very windstable.  Walled, cabin-type tents were used
by
>            the Romans,  but then not seen again until later or in other
>            cultures (Nepalese, etc). .  For more information on what
shapes
>             were used throughout history, check out Stephen Wyley's tent
>             database, at
> http://www.geocities.com/svenskildbiter/Tents/Tenttypes/typeindex.html
>
> Fire--a dug fire pit.  I would feel comfortable using an iron tripod, but
I don't
> have
>          the information on time frames for that. Anyone?
>
> Chair--folding camp stools go back to Roman Times,  (and I think Corun has
them
>               documented back to ancient China).   Carpets for lounging
would
>               work, too, though documentation usually shows them inside
the tents,
> with
>               the flaps open.   Simple benches would work, too. is for
military or
> pilgrims.
>               Plans for camps stools can be found
>               at  http://www.teleport.com/~tguptill/chair3romanstool.pdf
>
> Torches/Lanterns--I can't think of a style that would be universal for
this...except
>
>               maybe pitch torches.  For a later style, there are plans at
>                http://www.teleport.com/~tguptill/light2torch.pdf
>
> Table/Cooking area--Attached awnings aren't period, unless you are Muslim,
but
>              non-tent canopies have been documented in several cultures
>             (including Mongol, Italian, and French)  Haven't seen them for
early
> period
>             though.    I don't know how early Trestle tables go, (the
plans I have
> at
>             http://www.teleport.com/~tguptill/table2trestle.pdf   list it
as 1340)
> but
>             they might be generic enough to work.
>
> Layout--the information I have about layouts of camps is for military
camps, so I
> don't
>            think it would apply for you and your friends.
>
>
> Hope this helps!
>
> Mira
>
>
>
>
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