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The Pavilion Book: A Guide to Buying, Maintaining, and Living in a Medieval-Style Tent Paperback – February 1, 2007

by John LaTorre (Author)

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Here, in one book for the first time, is your complete guide to buying, maintaining, and living in a Medieval-style tent. The author, a professional tentmaker and long-time re-enactment enthusiast, tells you about • Choosing the best tent for your budget and needs • How to make your tent last longer and perform better • What you need to know about ropes and stakes • Cleaning and repairing your tent • Laying out your campsite for maximum comfort • Furnishing and painting your tent Includes a section that gives the tentmaker information on designing the ideal tent, including: • Designing a tent • Choosing the right fabric for your tent • Choosing the right sewing machine and tools • How to sew seams, hems, and reinforcements • Choosing the right wood for tent poles • Making your tent more water-resistant and flame-resistant • Step-by-step instructions for making a simple but versatile sunshade This is the book that includes what most tent manuals and plans leave out – the simple, basic knowledge of how to buy or make a practical, beautiful shelter, and of how to keep it working efficiently and comfortably year after year.

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166 pages
Language

English
Publication date

February 1, 2007
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5.5 x 0.38 x 8.5 inches
ISBN-10

0979063507
ISBN-13

978-0979063503
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The Pavilion Book lives up to its claim -- a guide to buying, maintaining, and living in a medieval-style tent. It should also be noted that it has good advice on making your own tent... The Pavilion Book offers good, clear guidance and answers to all your tent questions. The author does a good job of detailing the types of tents that are available and accepted as society-period, and goes into every detail of types of cloth, construction methods, and support materials... Whether you are just considering buying or building a tent, or you have years of experience, you will find that this book is one that will save you from uncertainty at the least, and likely will save you time and money. Then you can turn your thoughts to more serious matters, such as what colors to decorate the interior of your new pavilion. --Tournaments Illuminated #165

The Pavilion Book is insightful, fairly easy to read, informative, and at times amusing ...From reading the text it is evident that the author fully understands his art. --Pennsic Independent

About the Author

The author has been a tentmaker for over twenty years, and has been putting large pieces of fabric together professionally for over thirty years. He is also an avid historical re-creationist, teaching numerous classes all over the US on tentmaking and historical re-enactment camping.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Dragonwing; 1st edition (February 1, 2007)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 166 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0979063507
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0979063503
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 7 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.38 x 8.5 inches

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Bob Howe

John La Torre knows whereof he speaks... Staight talk, good advice, based on practical sxpdriec

Reviewed in the United States on May 30, 2020

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I was on the medieval-encampmets e-list when John was writing this and every time he finished a chapter, he'd post it on his website to share with all of us. We had people from worldwide reenactment societies on that and similar lists and John's advice and opinions were very respected.

Bob Howe aka Master Magnus Malleus, Order of the Laurel, SCA.org; brother, Great Dark Horde; member Society of Archer-Antiquaries; formerly a member of Regia Anglorum and The Manx. Disabled, retired, Industrial Arts trained multi-traded craftsman. 39 year reenactor.

Reviewed in the United States on May 22, 2009

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A disclaimer: the book's author is a personal aquaintance in the SCA, where I know him as Johann - the soft-spoken and gracious guy who has a great period encampment and hosts Brewer's Guild tastings.
If you, like me, are trying to research and compare/contrast buying a pavilion vs. making one -- this is the ultimate resource. It is also a good read, even an intentionally amusing one at times. Compared to the cost of mistakes in the process and implementation of constructing or purchasing a period home, the book's price is nominal. It belongs on the shelf of every medieval reconstructionist who owns or aspires to own a pavilion, and it's also a handy reference on care and cleaning for anyone who for any reason owns a canvas tent.

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Joel Schonbrunn

The authoritative book on getting the most out of your medieval style pavilion

Reviewed in the United States on July 5, 2013

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This is a must have for anyone involved with the SCA, or any related living history groups that involve living in canvas tents and pavilions.

This is the extended "care and feeding" guide for making your pavilion live a long and happy life. It also details how to make a tent from scratch if that is your goal. It also includes the recipe for making a Dragonwing style dayshade.

It is a humble guide, written to be accessible by anyone.

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A. Moore

Wonderful find! The only thing the book was vague ...

Reviewed in the United States on August 12, 2018

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Wonderful find! The only thing the book was vague on was gromits and how to attach them but other then that great!

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Ingvildr

A good book for historical re-enactors that have canvas pavillions

Reviewed in the United States on June 5, 2017

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A good book for historical re-enactors that have canvas pavillions. It is the nuts and bolts of maintaining a canvas tent.

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Much important information to guide in selection of a pavilion ...

Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2017

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Much important information to guide in selection of a pavilion, care , feeding , repair and everything else you could want. . Only wish you still made and sold them. Sigh. Vivat our Dream.

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Andrew Kerslake

Brilliant book on Pavilions

Reviewed in the United States on May 13, 2010

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The info in this book is fantastic.

Easy layout lets you get to the info you want fast, and the info is presented in a relaxed and funny way while still being informative.

While there isn't a set of plans to make your own pavilion from, this is a good thing for it makes you design a pavilion that suits your needs, and not a one-size-fits-all pavilion.

A great read.

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Leah Oulicky

Great book, missing key figures

Reviewed in the United States on June 11, 2012

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I purchased this book (Kindle edition), and returned it the same day. This book has great information, however all of the images, which the book refers to, are all missing. Found most of the same information at Panther Primitives online catalog, or on the Dragonwing website columns (for the "BC" Sunshade.)

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Five Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 5, 2015

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Worth every penny for anyone planning to make / repair tents.

A German Amazon Customer

almost complete

Reviewed in Germany on May 31, 2017

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good account on every possible aspect - from a US point of view of course. could have been more explicit with plans in the do-it-yourself section.
the market is small and whatever else is there probably is out of print since long so this has a bit of an exclusive status too.

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