Medieval Travel and Transport

This is a collection of files that I have assembled from various sources since I first joined the SCA (Society for Creative Anachronism) in 1989. The information in these files comes from the Rialto newsgroup (rec.org.sca), the old fidonet medieval echo conferance area, various mail lists and articles submitted to me by their authors.

Several types of files are available:

-msg (or no suffix) These files are composed of a variety of short messages from a variety of authors having a common subject .

-art A stand-alone article written by a single author. Some are off of the networks while some were submitted to me by the author.

-bib A bibliography of book and article titles on a single subject.

-FAQ An article file that follows a Frequently Asked Questions format.

All text files are available in three formats, HTML, text and RTF. If the text and RTF formats are not mentioned explicitly in this index, they are available from within the standard HTML file.

THLord Stefan li Rous (Mark S. Harris, ).

filelist-list The complete list of these Florilegium files. (also text, rtf.)

boat-building Building boats using medieval techniques.
carts Carts, wagons and other wheeled vehicles.
Dog-Carts-art "Dog Carts and Draft Dog Training: Directions to Convert a European Style Hand Wagon into a "Period" Dog Wagon" by Lady Rachael of Bhakail.
Images-o-East-art "Images of the East" by Master Hrolf Herjolfssen OP.
med-ships-art "Medieval Ships" by Dom. Pedro de Alcazar.
Nav-Crosstaff-art "The Navigational Cross-Staff" by Lord Simon fitz Tomas.
nav-inst Medieval navigation instruments.
On-the-Road-art "On the Road - Medieval Style" by Master Sir Connor MacAufflie FitzJames and Mistress Siobhan ni Seaghdha.
p-backpacks Period backpacks, bags and carrying baskets.
p-tourism-art "Tourism in the Middle Ages and Renaissance" by Baron Hrolf Herjolffsen OP.
p-travl-guides Period travel guides.
rope Medieval ropemaking. Rope materials.
Seakeeping-p1-art "Seakeeping", by Dom. Pedro de Alcazar. English naval power, 1450-1480. (1 of 2)
Seakeeping-p2-art "Seakeeping" (part 2 of 2)
SCA-transport Typical and unusual SCA vehicles and transportation.
sedan-chairs Sedan chairs.
ship-measure Measuring period ship sizes. Tunnage.
ships Ships and shipbuilding.
ships-bib Bibliography of ships and things nautical.
travel How much, fast did the medieval person, travel.
travel-foods Period travel foods.
wheelbarrows Medieval wheelbarrows.
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