14th Century Octagonal tent

Country of Origin: England
Time Period: 14th century
Type of Item: Tent
Shape: Octagonal
Outer Colour/colours: white walls, white roof.
Construction Materials: Cotton canvas
Metal: hooks on the inside of the walls
Details of Decoration & Finshes:
Made by: Medieval Fight Club

Tent specs:
- 3m diameter plus ropes
- .90m between external poles
- 7 wooden side poles
- 3 grey painted front poles
- 1 grey painted centre pole
- high walls
Documentation Manuscript Romance of Alexander

14th-15th Century Rectangular tent

Country of Origin: France
Time Period: late 14th century/early 15th century
Type of Item: Tent
Shape: Rectangular
Outer colours: white walls, white roof.
Materials: Cotton canvas from Aldi
Details of Decoration & Finshes: Blue painted roof. Interior roof pole support for roof. Almost entirely hand stitched. waterproofed. Roof design from manuscript. Gold knops on uprights posts.
Made by: Rosalie
Tent specs:
- 4.5 x 2.2m plus ropes
- 10 interior small poles
- 2 white painted centre poles
- 1.75m high walls

Documentation
Manuscript: 1404 c Livre du Chevalier Errant Thomas de Saluces. Bibliotheque Nationale MSF12559 (2 images)
Manuscript: BNF Francais 261, folio 25, Pierre Bersuire's translation History of Rome, 1400-1410
Manuscript: 1352-1363, Guiron Le Courtois (image at right)

Square marquee tent (3m x 3m)
Plain off white with water repellent heavy duty natural canvas.

Country of Origin: France
Time Period: late 14th century/early 15th century
Type of Item: Tent
Shape: Square
Overall height: 2.6m
Size: 3m (10') x 3m (10')
Outer colours: off-white walls, off-white roof.
Materials: heavy duty (14 ozpy - 475 gsm) canvas
Canvas weight: 23kg.
Details of Decoration & Finshes: none yet
Made by: Past tents
Bought From: Medival Fight Club 2025

Tent Specs:
- 1 x Tent roof. Valance Style: Wave
- 2 x 6m tent wall sections. Wall height: approx.1.8m
- 1 x centre pole
- 8 x wall poles. These poles feature a spike on both ends to ensure excellent grip/contact with the ground - esp. in windy weather.

Documentation: Basinio da Parma, Hesperis, 1462-1464 circa, Paris, Bibliothèque de l’Arsenal & Morgan Bible but probably not intended to be square. Round tents are shown differently.

Market Stall or Workshop

Country of Origin: England
Time Period: medieval
Type of Item: Tent used for market stall
Outer Colour/colours: natural
Construction Materials: Cotton canvas, sisal rope, pine poles
Metal: Brass eyelets on the inside of the walls
Details of Decoration & Finshes: None
Made by: Rosalie Gilbert
Tent specs:
- 2m x 2.2m plus ropes
- 1.25m between external poles
- 6 square side poles
- 5 round horizontal poles
- 2m high walls

Roses curtaining

Country of Origin: England
Time Period: 14th century
Type of Item: Tent lining
Colours: White, red, gold
Materials: Cotton, Acrylic craft paint
Construction: Machine stitched, stencilled and hand painted roses, Three coats of Heritage Red then hand painted petals, gold centres and hand painted petal details. Small four-lobed flowers are indispersed with gold petals and red centres.
Made by: Rosalie
Documentation: Haddon Hall, Gilbert Coat-of-arms Compton Castle

Tent lining 1

Country of Origin: medieval
Time Period: 14th century
Type of Item: Tent lining
Colours: White
Materials: 100% cotton duck
Construction: Machine stitched, hand sewn eyelet holes
Made by: Rosalie

Tent floor - green

Country of Origin: medieval
Time Period: 14th century
Type of Item: Canvas floor
Colours: green
Size: 3m x 3m
Materials: 100% cotton canvas
Construction: Machine stitched
Made by:

Tent floor - terracotta large
for rectangular tent

Country of Origin: medieval
Time Period: 14th century
Type of Item: Canvas floor
Colours: terracotta
Materials: 100% cotton canvas
Construction: Machine stitched
Decoration: to be painted as floor tiles
Size: 10'x12', 3m x 3.65m (to be cut to size)
Made by: Aussie Gardiner Store, NSW

Tent floor - terracotta half size
for square tent

Country of Origin: medieval
Time Period: 14th century
Type of Item: Canvas floor
Colours: terracotta
Materials: 100% cotton canvas
Construction: Machine stitched
Decoration: to be painted as floor tiles with pattern from extant tile from the Gilbert Collection.
Size: 2.4m x 3m
Made by: Aussie Gardiner Store, NSW

Tent Accessories

Gold Ball Pole toppers x 2
for rectangle tent

Country of Origin:
Time Period: medieval
Type of Item: Tent pole topper
Colours: Gold
Materials: Wood. Metal
Details of Construction: Pre-shaped wooden balls, gold painted and waxed.
Bought from: Bunnings
Made by: Rosalie

Gold Acorn Pole topper
for round tent

Country of Origin:
Time Period: medieval
Type of Item: Tent pole topper
Colours: Gold
Materials: Wood.
Details of Construction: Pre-shaped acorn wooden ball, gold painted and waxed.
Bought from: Bunnings
Made by: Rosalie

Gold Round Pole topper
for square tent

Country of Origin:
Time Period: medieval
Type of Item: Tent pole topper
Colours: Gold
Materials: Wood.
Details of Construction: Pre-shaped round wooden ball, gold painted and sealed with marine grade varnish..
Bought from: Bunnings
Made by: Rosalie

Gold Ball Banner Pole with gold topper

Country of Origin:
Time Period: medieval
Type of Item: Banner pole with topper
Colours: Gold, red
Materials: Wood.
Details of Construction: Pre-shaped wooden ball, gold painted and waxed.
Made by: Rosalie

Scarlet silk flag with Crowned R motif

Country of Origin:
Time Period: medieval
Type of Item: Flag
Colours: red
Materials: Silk. Metal
Details of Construction: Cut to shape, machine stitched, Bought metalwork garden stake, rubber weather plug
Made by: Rosalie

Scarlet silk flag with fleur-de-lys topper

Country of Origin:
Time Period: medieval
Type of Item: Flag for octagonal tent
Colours: red
Materials: Silk. Metal
Details of Construction: Cut to shape, machine stitched, Bought metalwork garden stake, rubber weather plug
Made by: Rosalie

Flags with Crowned R motif sisal rope

Country of Origin:
Time Period: medieval
Type of Item: Flags
Colours: White & red
Materials: Cotton, acrylic craft paint
Details of Construction: Cut to shape, machine stitched, painted by Rosalie
Made by: Rosalie
documentation

Flags with heraldry designs on cotton rope

Country of Origin:
Time Period: medieval
Type of Item: Flags
Colours: multicoloured
Materials: Cotton, acrylic craft paint
Details of Construction: Cut to shape, machine stitched, painted by Rosalie
Made by: Rosalie
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