[MR] Looking for historical references on medieval oilcloth

[Stefan li Rous]

<<< I'm trying to research medieval flooring, particularly painted  
oilcloth or
floorcloth.  I've seen vague references to oilcloth being seen in the  
14th
century, but no hard references.  I have also looked in the Floregium,  
and
only found one thread, with *no* references. >>>

You said you only found one thread on this in the Florilegium. Which  
file was it in? How did you find this? Using the search engine,  
available on the top page of the site, or looking in particular files?

While any references are dependent upon how good the references are  
that are posted, this file seems to have several, although I'm not  
sure I see any specifically on floorcloth. I see more for things like  
"plague cloaks", which makes some sense.

In the TEXTILE-ARTS section of the Florilegium:
oilcloth-msg (16K) 3/ 6/10 Period oiled or waxed, waterproof cloth.

http://www.florilegium.org/files/TEXTILES/oilcloth-msg.html

Of course, if you find some better references or wish to write an  
article on this subject, I'd love to add either to the Florilegium.

Stefan

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THLord Stefan li Rous    Barony of Bryn Gwlad    Kingdom of Ansteorra
    Mark S. Harris           Austin, Texas          StefanliRous at austin.rr.com
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