Last update:October 19, 2005

Furniture Collection of House Greydragon

Furniture Collection of House Greydragon

Welcome to the Furniture Gallery of House Greydragon!!!

Here you will find information, articles, and construction plans for various pieces of medieval furniture that have been built by members of House Greydragon.

Medieval Chests:

• An article on Medieval Chests, 800-1600.
• Details on a reproduction 15^th Century Italian Cassone
• Painted Cooler Chests  with construction steps and information.
• 5 medieval chests in the l'Oeuvre Notre-Dame Museum in Strasbourg, France.
• Other existing Medieval chests, including a 13th century chest in Laneham Church, England
• Details (and photos) of my small scale reproduction of the Laneham Church chest.
• Plans for a pair of transportable, take-down panel chests.
• A 6-board chest (to hold a Bocce game).

Beds:

• Medieval Beds, primarily canopy beds and ropes beds (includes plans)
• The hanging canopy and armorial quilt for my bed.

Chairs and Benches:

• Benches for camping and travel (includes drawings and measurements)
• "A Simple Gothic Bench" including construction plans (by Master Dafydd ap Gwystl)
• Gothic arch chairs which break down flat (includes drawings and measurements)
• Glastonbury chairs, with photos of the original chair, photos of existing chairs around England, and scale drawings/plans. 

Other types of furnishings:

• Tapestries. Examples, sources and techniques I use.
• Simple table from Knowne World Handbook
• Folding table , including plans.
• Hanging chandeliers based on King Renee's Tournament book
• Pole chandeliers that clamp onto an upright tent pole. 
• Lanterns

Details on the entire encampment, and how it all fits into a Honda Accord LX.

Please check back regularly for updates to these pages.

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