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Western/European Tents

•  9th Century--UTRECHT PSALTER--documentation for geteld wedge tents 
• 11th Century--Byzantine?--Round ornate with center poles and ropes from top of pole
• 1225-1250--ROYAL ENCAMPMENT--Round centerpole horizontal striped tents
• 13th ? Century--CHANSON DE ROLAND--Either a round tent roof or cone tent, centerpole, being raised
• 13th ? Century--CHANSON DE ROLAND--larger version of picture from above link
• 13th Century--GREEK--centerpole with large eagle finial, multi-tiered tents
• 1320s--SIMONE MARTINI--Detail from fresco Shows pavilions with guylines
• 1350s--DREAM OF CONSTANTINE--Italian, round, faded red roof, gold walls, no ropes
• 1377--JEAN FROISSART'S BATTLE OF DURAS--Round and walled tents, elaborate decoration
• 14th Century--Tall Wall tents and round pavilions with corner towers,gothic arch decorations
• 14th Century--list of many different illustrations, with descriptions
• after 1328-15th Ct--DETAIL OF SIMONE MARTINI'S FRESCO--thatched leantos, striped oval pavilions
• 14th Century--Grande Chronique de France--list of many different pictures
• 14th Century--Chroniques de St Denis--white round tent with blue painted arches and red/gold striped roof
• 14th Century--SURRENDER OF ACRE--royal tent, no pole or ropes shown
• 14th Century--ASSASSINATION OF SIGIBERT I--possibly double poled oval, ridgepole and two finials
• late 14th - ealry 15th Century?--one circular, three rectangular, decorated white tents
• late 14th-early 15th?--ROMANCE OF ALEXANDER--round and rectangular nicely decorated tents
• 1420 CZECH/HUSSITE--Wagon train, bell tents, pavilions, and conical tents
• 15th Century--From National Library of France--Round pavilions
• 15th Century--King Rene d'Anjou's Le Coueur Empris
• 15th Century--Jousts of Saint Inglevert--ornate arming pavilions
• Early 16th Century--Sketch of camp of Henry VIII
• Early 16th Century--FIELD OF GOLD--Henry VIII's camp
• Early 16th Century GERMAN--round and oval tent--PROTRUDING DOORWAY--unusual
• 1520--GERMAN--woodcut showing round and oval pavilions
• 16th Century--RUSSIAN--round with panelled roof, ball at peak, light color
• 17th Century Turkish--Photo in Wawel Museum, Poland, elaborate two-pole tent with appliqued walls
• UNKNOWN--Shows set up of conical tent
• UNKNOWN--ARMY BREAKING CAMP--shows setup/teardown of ciruclar pavilions with separate walls
• Stephen Bloch's archive of tent documentation/illustrations--a must see!

• 1252-1284--Arab/Moorish Tents--white with red peak and finial, red grommets
• 13th C. TENTED ENCAMPMENT OF JENGHIS KHAN--Shows non-ger and ger tents
• 13th C--Ger of Jenghis Khan--color picture of elaborate ger
• 13th C. Tabriz miniature showing bell tents and round pavilions
• 1760--CHINESE--Freestanding canopy at the Imperial palace
• UNKNOWN--Manuscript showing yurts, with Japanese writing, unknown origin
• UNKNOWN--Persian painting, purple cone-shaped awning with segmented centerpole and rainbow trim
• UNKNOWN--Asian (turban-wearing)--non-ger yurt-shaped, wedge and cone tents, yurt with vertical khana
• UNKNOWN--Central Asia--flat-peaked conical awning, with blue and red vine pattern and rainbow striped edge
• UNKNOWN--Islamic--elaborate ger-shaped tents with guyropes, round pavilions with flat peaks
• UNKNOWN--Islamic--Two white exterior/elaborate interior tents, walls pulled back, highly decorated yurt
•  UNKNOWN--Magyar--Round with finial, decorated roof 
• UNKNOWN--Mongol--round yurt-shaped tent with guy ropes and smoke hole cover
• UNKNOWN--Mongol?--non-ger tents, shows rope 'tunnels' in roof ,segmented centerpole, elaborate interior
• UNKNOWN--Onion dome, flared wall round, yurt-shaped tents
• UNKNOWN--Islamic--square tent, yurt-shaped with plain exterior/elab. interior, awning with striped border
• UNKNOWN--Turkish?--flared wall round tent, segmented roof with flat disk top
• UNKNOWN--Prob. 16th-17th Ct Turkish--Interior of gorgeous appliqued tent
• UNKNOWN--probably 16th-17th CT Turkish--view looking upward at peak, appliqued tent interior

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