A standing timber stall — corner posts, a plank counter, a slanted roof of riven boards. Standard kit of the Parisian street market. Period: Early Middle Ages, c. 500-1000 CE.
Markets along the Île de la Cité and on the Right Bank ran from temporary stalls dragged into place at dawn. Construction was simple: oak posts driven into worn sockets, planks lashed across, a sloping board roof to throw rain off the goods. This piece is sculpted as one fused stall — counter, posts and roof — ready to drop into a market line.
Painting tips
- Posts: weathered oak, darker at the ground.
- Counter: lighter top from wear, drybrush highlights.
- Roof: split-board look with a sepia wash for shadows.
Historical sources & further reading
- Carolingian market regulations
- Saxon Lundenwic stall reconstructions
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