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Re: medieval villages
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lugnet.castle
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Tue, 19 Feb 2002 21:09:35 GMT
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Wattle & Daub architechure is older than one might think, some believe back
as far as the 1100s. The process merely consists of mud being placed around
a wooden skeleton/frame. The roof was made of thatch/grass/twigs. Not really
that advanced.
Eventually, modifications were made to this technique to give houses the
more "traditional" tudor appearance:
The mud/daub was later whitewashed
Outlying timber was covered with a tar-like waterproof (black)
Roofs were changed from thatch to tiles (fire-safety)
If you want a medieval building circa 1100, try changing the colors around a
bit. Use brown bricks for the timber, sand-red for the daub, and tan for the
roof.
Also, many early-medieval buildings were simply made out of wood, and/or
stone (if available).
Many peasants still lived in tents, and sod-houses as well.
Obvoiusly a village during this time period wasn't very colorful, so put
away the blue and yellow bricks.
-Kyle
FunFact: Daub was actually very brittle and easily broken. Many theives
would merely break through the daub to gain access to a house. This became
known has "housebreaking".
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| Heheh. I like the "FunFact", Kyle... Just did a quick search on the Web for "wattle and daub", and two sites that might interest people are: -Reconstruction of 2-story cottage with photos of building: (URL) info on peasant cottages, including (...) (22 years ago, 20-Feb-02, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: medieval village book?
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| (...) I think you're right, the Tudor period itself was actually the period immediately after the middle ages (in England). I generally find myself building in a late medieval style anyway (as I think most of us do whether by chance or design), the (...) (22 years ago, 19-Feb-02, to lugnet.castle)
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