[PE - Getald pattern]

[Stephen Wyley]

Hi Wyllow,

On 18 Oct 00 08:37:17 CDT   Wendy Freeman/Otte wrote:
>But the one I saw had the ends sewed closed, in the bell-shape.

Then I suggest it was not in fact a getald.

These all
>have open ends, and resemble strange-looking pup tents.  I would expect them
>to need ropes to keep the lateral tension even, too.
>
The stress of pegging the bottom of the wall edge against the internal wooden supports produces the required tension. Apex guy do not appear in the period manuscript illuminations.

>I'll check your book references, see if maybe it's an interpretation of an
>illustration.  The oval tent mystery remains unsolved.
>
>--Wyllow
>
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Bye for now,

Sven
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