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What did shipping/storage crates look like in the Middle-Ages?
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If you search "medieval crate" on google you get 2 things: 3D crates that look suspiciously modern or you get real, chest-like boxes. I'm wondering if the latter is the norm for the time period?
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If you search "medieval crate" on google you get 2 things: 3D crates that look suspiciously modern or you get real, chest-like boxes. I'm wondering if the latter is the norm for the time period?
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Was there even a norm? I don't think they'd developd the idea of standardization, much less containerized shipping :-) But see the Roman/Mediterranean use of amphorae as shipping containers: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amphora
– jamesqf
3 hours ago
This question may be more appropriate on History.
– James♦
2 hours ago
For what purpose? Fish (one of the most important trading goods)? Wine? Clothes? Also please note that the middle ages span more than a thousand years with dramatic developments in many areas relevant here. Also, the European middle ages happened from way up north and east to modern day Turkey, Spain and Italy. You might benefit from learning a bit if history if you build such a world. A more precise question would've been, for example, how would a typical hanseatic trader store fish?
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If you search "medieval crate" on google you get 2 things: 3D crates that look suspiciously modern or you get real, chest-like boxes. I'm wondering if the latter is the norm for the time period?
reality-check economy logistics security
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Althaen
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If you search "medieval crate" on google you get 2 things: 3D crates that look suspiciously modern or you get real, chest-like boxes. I'm wondering if the latter is the norm for the time period?
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Althaen
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Was there even a norm? I don't think they'd developd the idea of standardization, much less containerized shipping :-) But see the Roman/Mediterranean use of amphorae as shipping containers: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amphora
– jamesqf
3 hours ago
This question may be more appropriate on History.
– James♦
2 hours ago
For what purpose? Fish (one of the most important trading goods)? Wine? Clothes? Also please note that the middle ages span more than a thousand years with dramatic developments in many areas relevant here. Also, the European middle ages happened from way up north and east to modern day Turkey, Spain and Italy. You might benefit from learning a bit if history if you build such a world. A more precise question would've been, for example, how would a typical hanseatic trader store fish?
– Raditz_35
1 min ago
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Was there even a norm? I don't think they'd developd the idea of standardization, much less containerized shipping :-) But see the Roman/Mediterranean use of amphorae as shipping containers: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amphora
– jamesqf
3 hours ago
This question may be more appropriate on History.
– James♦
2 hours ago
For what purpose? Fish (one of the most important trading goods)? Wine? Clothes? Also please note that the middle ages span more than a thousand years with dramatic developments in many areas relevant here. Also, the European middle ages happened from way up north and east to modern day Turkey, Spain and Italy. You might benefit from learning a bit if history if you build such a world. A more precise question would've been, for example, how would a typical hanseatic trader store fish?
– Raditz_35
1 min ago
Was there even a norm? I don't think they'd developd the idea of standardization, much less containerized shipping :-) But see the Roman/Mediterranean use of amphorae as shipping containers: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amphora
– jamesqf
3 hours ago
Was there even a norm? I don't think they'd developd the idea of standardization, much less containerized shipping :-) But see the Roman/Mediterranean use of amphorae as shipping containers: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amphora
– jamesqf
3 hours ago
This question may be more appropriate on History.
– James♦
2 hours ago
This question may be more appropriate on History.
– James♦
2 hours ago
For what purpose? Fish (one of the most important trading goods)? Wine? Clothes? Also please note that the middle ages span more than a thousand years with dramatic developments in many areas relevant here. Also, the European middle ages happened from way up north and east to modern day Turkey, Spain and Italy. You might benefit from learning a bit if history if you build such a world. A more precise question would've been, for example, how would a typical hanseatic trader store fish?
– Raditz_35
1 min ago
For what purpose? Fish (one of the most important trading goods)? Wine? Clothes? Also please note that the middle ages span more than a thousand years with dramatic developments in many areas relevant here. Also, the European middle ages happened from way up north and east to modern day Turkey, Spain and Italy. You might benefit from learning a bit if history if you build such a world. A more precise question would've been, for example, how would a typical hanseatic trader store fish?
– Raditz_35
1 min ago
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No Standard
As Jamesqf suggests in the comments that while there was no standards for shipping. so each and every company had different sized contains depending on what they were making. and i mean making, in all likelihood it was the goods manufacturer that dictated the container not the shipping company.
What has survived
There have been many wrecks that have been investigated over the last century and these range drastically in their size and range as well as their period and country of origin.
Clay jars, or Amphorae have been found throughout the ancient times, but this was mostly for storing small loose matter such as grains and liquids. in the medieval times Barrel making had advanced past the use of clay pots for this purpose so its likely that this was indeed the equivalent of a standard for the time as it was reasonably cheap for how long their lasted, and weren't fragile compared to amphorae.
What hasn't survived
The most likely method of transporting non fragile goods would have been in sacks or woven baskets. these wouldn't survive the test of sea water and time, but allowed for large amounts of goods to be stored in a small amount of space, which meant people and shipping companies could carry more and therefore make more money.
Anything really fragile would probably have been placed in some form of handmade wooden create if absolutely necessary, perhaps lined with some form of protective cloth based or wood chipping material to act as packing.
TLDR:
Handmade wooden crates very rarely, more often Baskets, Sacks and Barrels are the most likely storage vessels in medieval shipping.
answered 1 hour ago
Blade Wraith
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Yeah, crates don't make as much sense as you would think at first glance
– Kilisi
1 hour ago
Also, invention of standard shipping container was what made today's ocean shipping possible. In the medieval times, loading and unloading ship took months to complete. Now it takes fraction of that time, while cargo ships are much bigger
– Pavel Janicek
1 hour ago
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Depends on the goods you wished to transport.
- Barrels. Pretty much came into vogue in the Medieval period in a BIG way. Used for all kinds of things, not always liquid goods like alcohol. Fish were sometimes stored this way, and sometimes even kept alive with water in. Herring were always packed, pickled and salted in barrels. Barrel hoops were made of wood, mostly flexible willow, ash, hazel, and chestnut. But the barrels themselves could be anything--pine, oak, whatever it might be. Metal hoops weren't used until well after the Medieval period. If it was a wet good, it would be made waterproof, but for dry goods, like nails, fruit, gunpowder, sugar, flour salted meats and so forth, it was not. Take a look at the wiki for coopers who made the barrels and there was a seperate one I believe for hoopers, who made the hoops to go round the barrels.
- Sacks. Barrels were more secure and there was less chance of rats getting to the goods, so not as common in long-term shipping.
- Woven baskets. Stackable and made with handy handles.
- Chests. Used for moving mainly and doubled as furniture. You already know about these.
- Rope handle chests. Here's a picture:
Yes, it's a modern construction, but it's not that hard to build. Not nearly so common as barrels, sacks or baskets. - The standard nailed crate. This is a modern image taken from a game but, it's accurate as far as what they could build and what was used for a long time. Though these could be built, again, not as common because you could not roll them. But they were used.
- Cages. For live goods such as chickens. Made of wood.
- Gourds or Ceramics.
You might not realize how advanced woodworking was. Making nice, uniform planks was something that they had to do for shipbuilding and they had LOTS of practice. All my images are modern, but that's because preserving these was not considered important. It's like the equivalent of saving cardboard Amazon shipping boxes.
Many were stamped with what goods they were, sometimes for tax purposes. What was used most often were barrels. Yes, you had the other containers, but barrels were easier to roll to their destination. Everything else was less in use. Basically, if you COULD put it in a barrel, they did. This includes fabric. I know, insane. They would put them in rolls and into a barrel they could go. Fabric was also just stored in boxes, or as loose bolts. I'd say, that your best bet to start is just to become a barrel expert. Here's a start with this link! That will tell you a lot about the standard sizings for shipping.
Medieval times were the AGE OF the Barrel! Cause you could roll 'em.
answered 1 hour ago
Erin Thursby
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What could be most foreign to us is that all of these barrels, creates etc. where unique - e.g. their dimensions varied. Annoying as hell to store, but standaridzation ist very much a 19th or 20th century thing.
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2 Answers
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No Standard
As Jamesqf suggests in the comments that while there was no standards for shipping. so each and every company had different sized contains depending on what they were making. and i mean making, in all likelihood it was the goods manufacturer that dictated the container not the shipping company.
What has survived
There have been many wrecks that have been investigated over the last century and these range drastically in their size and range as well as their period and country of origin.
Clay jars, or Amphorae have been found throughout the ancient times, but this was mostly for storing small loose matter such as grains and liquids. in the medieval times Barrel making had advanced past the use of clay pots for this purpose so its likely that this was indeed the equivalent of a standard for the time as it was reasonably cheap for how long their lasted, and weren't fragile compared to amphorae.
What hasn't survived
The most likely method of transporting non fragile goods would have been in sacks or woven baskets. these wouldn't survive the test of sea water and time, but allowed for large amounts of goods to be stored in a small amount of space, which meant people and shipping companies could carry more and therefore make more money.
Anything really fragile would probably have been placed in some form of handmade wooden create if absolutely necessary, perhaps lined with some form of protective cloth based or wood chipping material to act as packing.
TLDR:
Handmade wooden crates very rarely, more often Baskets, Sacks and Barrels are the most likely storage vessels in medieval shipping.
answered 1 hour ago
Blade Wraith
7,1871239
Yeah, crates don't make as much sense as you would think at first glance
– Kilisi
1 hour ago
Also, invention of standard shipping container was what made today's ocean shipping possible. In the medieval times, loading and unloading ship took months to complete. Now it takes fraction of that time, while cargo ships are much bigger
– Pavel Janicek
1 hour ago
add a comment |Â
up vote
5
down vote
No Standard
As Jamesqf suggests in the comments that while there was no standards for shipping. so each and every company had different sized contains depending on what they were making. and i mean making, in all likelihood it was the goods manufacturer that dictated the container not the shipping company.
What has survived
There have been many wrecks that have been investigated over the last century and these range drastically in their size and range as well as their period and country of origin.
Clay jars, or Amphorae have been found throughout the ancient times, but this was mostly for storing small loose matter such as grains and liquids. in the medieval times Barrel making had advanced past the use of clay pots for this purpose so its likely that this was indeed the equivalent of a standard for the time as it was reasonably cheap for how long their lasted, and weren't fragile compared to amphorae.
What hasn't survived
The most likely method of transporting non fragile goods would have been in sacks or woven baskets. these wouldn't survive the test of sea water and time, but allowed for large amounts of goods to be stored in a small amount of space, which meant people and shipping companies could carry more and therefore make more money.
Anything really fragile would probably have been placed in some form of handmade wooden create if absolutely necessary, perhaps lined with some form of protective cloth based or wood chipping material to act as packing.
TLDR:
Handmade wooden crates very rarely, more often Baskets, Sacks and Barrels are the most likely storage vessels in medieval shipping.
answered 1 hour ago
Blade Wraith
7,1871239
Yeah, crates don't make as much sense as you would think at first glance
– Kilisi
1 hour ago
Also, invention of standard shipping container was what made today's ocean shipping possible. In the medieval times, loading and unloading ship took months to complete. Now it takes fraction of that time, while cargo ships are much bigger
– Pavel Janicek
1 hour ago
add a comment |Â
up vote
5
down vote
up vote
5
down vote
No Standard
As Jamesqf suggests in the comments that while there was no standards for shipping. so each and every company had different sized contains depending on what they were making. and i mean making, in all likelihood it was the goods manufacturer that dictated the container not the shipping company.
What has survived
There have been many wrecks that have been investigated over the last century and these range drastically in their size and range as well as their period and country of origin.
Clay jars, or Amphorae have been found throughout the ancient times, but this was mostly for storing small loose matter such as grains and liquids. in the medieval times Barrel making had advanced past the use of clay pots for this purpose so its likely that this was indeed the equivalent of a standard for the time as it was reasonably cheap for how long their lasted, and weren't fragile compared to amphorae.
What hasn't survived
The most likely method of transporting non fragile goods would have been in sacks or woven baskets. these wouldn't survive the test of sea water and time, but allowed for large amounts of goods to be stored in a small amount of space, which meant people and shipping companies could carry more and therefore make more money.
Anything really fragile would probably have been placed in some form of handmade wooden create if absolutely necessary, perhaps lined with some form of protective cloth based or wood chipping material to act as packing.
TLDR:
Handmade wooden crates very rarely, more often Baskets, Sacks and Barrels are the most likely storage vessels in medieval shipping.
answered 1 hour ago
Blade Wraith
7,1871239
No Standard
As Jamesqf suggests in the comments that while there was no standards for shipping. so each and every company had different sized contains depending on what they were making. and i mean making, in all likelihood it was the goods manufacturer that dictated the container not the shipping company.
What has survived
There have been many wrecks that have been investigated over the last century and these range drastically in their size and range as well as their period and country of origin.
Clay jars, or Amphorae have been found throughout the ancient times, but this was mostly for storing small loose matter such as grains and liquids. in the medieval times Barrel making had advanced past the use of clay pots for this purpose so its likely that this was indeed the equivalent of a standard for the time as it was reasonably cheap for how long their lasted, and weren't fragile compared to amphorae.
What hasn't survived
The most likely method of transporting non fragile goods would have been in sacks or woven baskets. these wouldn't survive the test of sea water and time, but allowed for large amounts of goods to be stored in a small amount of space, which meant people and shipping companies could carry more and therefore make more money.
Anything really fragile would probably have been placed in some form of handmade wooden create if absolutely necessary, perhaps lined with some form of protective cloth based or wood chipping material to act as packing.
TLDR:
Handmade wooden crates very rarely, more often Baskets, Sacks and Barrels are the most likely storage vessels in medieval shipping.
answered 1 hour ago
Blade Wraith
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answered 1 hour ago
Blade Wraith
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answered 1 hour ago
Blade Wraith
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Yeah, crates don't make as much sense as you would think at first glance
– Kilisi
1 hour ago
Also, invention of standard shipping container was what made today's ocean shipping possible. In the medieval times, loading and unloading ship took months to complete. Now it takes fraction of that time, while cargo ships are much bigger
– Pavel Janicek
1 hour ago
add a comment |Â
Yeah, crates don't make as much sense as you would think at first glance
– Kilisi
1 hour ago
Also, invention of standard shipping container was what made today's ocean shipping possible. In the medieval times, loading and unloading ship took months to complete. Now it takes fraction of that time, while cargo ships are much bigger
– Pavel Janicek
1 hour ago
Yeah, crates don't make as much sense as you would think at first glance
– Kilisi
1 hour ago
Yeah, crates don't make as much sense as you would think at first glance
– Kilisi
1 hour ago
Also, invention of standard shipping container was what made today's ocean shipping possible. In the medieval times, loading and unloading ship took months to complete. Now it takes fraction of that time, while cargo ships are much bigger
– Pavel Janicek
1 hour ago
Also, invention of standard shipping container was what made today's ocean shipping possible. In the medieval times, loading and unloading ship took months to complete. Now it takes fraction of that time, while cargo ships are much bigger
– Pavel Janicek
1 hour ago
add a comment |Â
up vote
3
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Depends on the goods you wished to transport.
- Barrels. Pretty much came into vogue in the Medieval period in a BIG way. Used for all kinds of things, not always liquid goods like alcohol. Fish were sometimes stored this way, and sometimes even kept alive with water in. Herring were always packed, pickled and salted in barrels. Barrel hoops were made of wood, mostly flexible willow, ash, hazel, and chestnut. But the barrels themselves could be anything--pine, oak, whatever it might be. Metal hoops weren't used until well after the Medieval period. If it was a wet good, it would be made waterproof, but for dry goods, like nails, fruit, gunpowder, sugar, flour salted meats and so forth, it was not. Take a look at the wiki for coopers who made the barrels and there was a seperate one I believe for hoopers, who made the hoops to go round the barrels.
- Sacks. Barrels were more secure and there was less chance of rats getting to the goods, so not as common in long-term shipping.
- Woven baskets. Stackable and made with handy handles.
- Chests. Used for moving mainly and doubled as furniture. You already know about these.
- Rope handle chests. Here's a picture:
Yes, it's a modern construction, but it's not that hard to build. Not nearly so common as barrels, sacks or baskets. - The standard nailed crate. This is a modern image taken from a game but, it's accurate as far as what they could build and what was used for a long time. Though these could be built, again, not as common because you could not roll them. But they were used.
- Cages. For live goods such as chickens. Made of wood.
- Gourds or Ceramics.
You might not realize how advanced woodworking was. Making nice, uniform planks was something that they had to do for shipbuilding and they had LOTS of practice. All my images are modern, but that's because preserving these was not considered important. It's like the equivalent of saving cardboard Amazon shipping boxes.
Many were stamped with what goods they were, sometimes for tax purposes. What was used most often were barrels. Yes, you had the other containers, but barrels were easier to roll to their destination. Everything else was less in use. Basically, if you COULD put it in a barrel, they did. This includes fabric. I know, insane. They would put them in rolls and into a barrel they could go. Fabric was also just stored in boxes, or as loose bolts. I'd say, that your best bet to start is just to become a barrel expert. Here's a start with this link! That will tell you a lot about the standard sizings for shipping.
Medieval times were the AGE OF the Barrel! Cause you could roll 'em.
answered 1 hour ago
Erin Thursby
25.1k243119
What could be most foreign to us is that all of these barrels, creates etc. where unique - e.g. their dimensions varied. Annoying as hell to store, but standaridzation ist very much a 19th or 20th century thing.
– Christian Sauer
3 mins ago
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up vote
3
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Depends on the goods you wished to transport.
- Barrels. Pretty much came into vogue in the Medieval period in a BIG way. Used for all kinds of things, not always liquid goods like alcohol. Fish were sometimes stored this way, and sometimes even kept alive with water in. Herring were always packed, pickled and salted in barrels. Barrel hoops were made of wood, mostly flexible willow, ash, hazel, and chestnut. But the barrels themselves could be anything--pine, oak, whatever it might be. Metal hoops weren't used until well after the Medieval period. If it was a wet good, it would be made waterproof, but for dry goods, like nails, fruit, gunpowder, sugar, flour salted meats and so forth, it was not. Take a look at the wiki for coopers who made the barrels and there was a seperate one I believe for hoopers, who made the hoops to go round the barrels.
- Sacks. Barrels were more secure and there was less chance of rats getting to the goods, so not as common in long-term shipping.
- Woven baskets. Stackable and made with handy handles.
- Chests. Used for moving mainly and doubled as furniture. You already know about these.
- Rope handle chests. Here's a picture:
Yes, it's a modern construction, but it's not that hard to build. Not nearly so common as barrels, sacks or baskets. - The standard nailed crate. This is a modern image taken from a game but, it's accurate as far as what they could build and what was used for a long time. Though these could be built, again, not as common because you could not roll them. But they were used.
- Cages. For live goods such as chickens. Made of wood.
- Gourds or Ceramics.
You might not realize how advanced woodworking was. Making nice, uniform planks was something that they had to do for shipbuilding and they had LOTS of practice. All my images are modern, but that's because preserving these was not considered important. It's like the equivalent of saving cardboard Amazon shipping boxes.
Many were stamped with what goods they were, sometimes for tax purposes. What was used most often were barrels. Yes, you had the other containers, but barrels were easier to roll to their destination. Everything else was less in use. Basically, if you COULD put it in a barrel, they did. This includes fabric. I know, insane. They would put them in rolls and into a barrel they could go. Fabric was also just stored in boxes, or as loose bolts. I'd say, that your best bet to start is just to become a barrel expert. Here's a start with this link! That will tell you a lot about the standard sizings for shipping.
Medieval times were the AGE OF the Barrel! Cause you could roll 'em.
answered 1 hour ago
Erin Thursby
25.1k243119
What could be most foreign to us is that all of these barrels, creates etc. where unique - e.g. their dimensions varied. Annoying as hell to store, but standaridzation ist very much a 19th or 20th century thing.
– Christian Sauer
3 mins ago
add a comment |Â
up vote
3
down vote
up vote
3
down vote
Depends on the goods you wished to transport.
- Barrels. Pretty much came into vogue in the Medieval period in a BIG way. Used for all kinds of things, not always liquid goods like alcohol. Fish were sometimes stored this way, and sometimes even kept alive with water in. Herring were always packed, pickled and salted in barrels. Barrel hoops were made of wood, mostly flexible willow, ash, hazel, and chestnut. But the barrels themselves could be anything--pine, oak, whatever it might be. Metal hoops weren't used until well after the Medieval period. If it was a wet good, it would be made waterproof, but for dry goods, like nails, fruit, gunpowder, sugar, flour salted meats and so forth, it was not. Take a look at the wiki for coopers who made the barrels and there was a seperate one I believe for hoopers, who made the hoops to go round the barrels.
- Sacks. Barrels were more secure and there was less chance of rats getting to the goods, so not as common in long-term shipping.
- Woven baskets. Stackable and made with handy handles.
- Chests. Used for moving mainly and doubled as furniture. You already know about these.
- Rope handle chests. Here's a picture:
Yes, it's a modern construction, but it's not that hard to build. Not nearly so common as barrels, sacks or baskets. - The standard nailed crate. This is a modern image taken from a game but, it's accurate as far as what they could build and what was used for a long time. Though these could be built, again, not as common because you could not roll them. But they were used.
- Cages. For live goods such as chickens. Made of wood.
- Gourds or Ceramics.
You might not realize how advanced woodworking was. Making nice, uniform planks was something that they had to do for shipbuilding and they had LOTS of practice. All my images are modern, but that's because preserving these was not considered important. It's like the equivalent of saving cardboard Amazon shipping boxes.
Many were stamped with what goods they were, sometimes for tax purposes. What was used most often were barrels. Yes, you had the other containers, but barrels were easier to roll to their destination. Everything else was less in use. Basically, if you COULD put it in a barrel, they did. This includes fabric. I know, insane. They would put them in rolls and into a barrel they could go. Fabric was also just stored in boxes, or as loose bolts. I'd say, that your best bet to start is just to become a barrel expert. Here's a start with this link! That will tell you a lot about the standard sizings for shipping.
Medieval times were the AGE OF the Barrel! Cause you could roll 'em.
answered 1 hour ago
Erin Thursby
25.1k243119
Depends on the goods you wished to transport.
- Barrels. Pretty much came into vogue in the Medieval period in a BIG way. Used for all kinds of things, not always liquid goods like alcohol. Fish were sometimes stored this way, and sometimes even kept alive with water in. Herring were always packed, pickled and salted in barrels. Barrel hoops were made of wood, mostly flexible willow, ash, hazel, and chestnut. But the barrels themselves could be anything--pine, oak, whatever it might be. Metal hoops weren't used until well after the Medieval period. If it was a wet good, it would be made waterproof, but for dry goods, like nails, fruit, gunpowder, sugar, flour salted meats and so forth, it was not. Take a look at the wiki for coopers who made the barrels and there was a seperate one I believe for hoopers, who made the hoops to go round the barrels.
- Sacks. Barrels were more secure and there was less chance of rats getting to the goods, so not as common in long-term shipping.
- Woven baskets. Stackable and made with handy handles.
- Chests. Used for moving mainly and doubled as furniture. You already know about these.
- Rope handle chests. Here's a picture:
Yes, it's a modern construction, but it's not that hard to build. Not nearly so common as barrels, sacks or baskets. - The standard nailed crate. This is a modern image taken from a game but, it's accurate as far as what they could build and what was used for a long time. Though these could be built, again, not as common because you could not roll them. But they were used.
- Cages. For live goods such as chickens. Made of wood.
- Gourds or Ceramics.
You might not realize how advanced woodworking was. Making nice, uniform planks was something that they had to do for shipbuilding and they had LOTS of practice. All my images are modern, but that's because preserving these was not considered important. It's like the equivalent of saving cardboard Amazon shipping boxes.
Many were stamped with what goods they were, sometimes for tax purposes. What was used most often were barrels. Yes, you had the other containers, but barrels were easier to roll to their destination. Everything else was less in use. Basically, if you COULD put it in a barrel, they did. This includes fabric. I know, insane. They would put them in rolls and into a barrel they could go. Fabric was also just stored in boxes, or as loose bolts. I'd say, that your best bet to start is just to become a barrel expert. Here's a start with this link! That will tell you a lot about the standard sizings for shipping.
Medieval times were the AGE OF the Barrel! Cause you could roll 'em.
answered 1 hour ago
Erin Thursby
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edited 1 hour ago
answered 1 hour ago
Erin Thursby
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answered 1 hour ago
Erin Thursby
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answered 1 hour ago
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What could be most foreign to us is that all of these barrels, creates etc. where unique - e.g. their dimensions varied. Annoying as hell to store, but standaridzation ist very much a 19th or 20th century thing.
– Christian Sauer
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What could be most foreign to us is that all of these barrels, creates etc. where unique - e.g. their dimensions varied. Annoying as hell to store, but standaridzation ist very much a 19th or 20th century thing.
– Christian Sauer
3 mins ago
What could be most foreign to us is that all of these barrels, creates etc. where unique - e.g. their dimensions varied. Annoying as hell to store, but standaridzation ist very much a 19th or 20th century thing.
– Christian Sauer
3 mins ago
What could be most foreign to us is that all of these barrels, creates etc. where unique - e.g. their dimensions varied. Annoying as hell to store, but standaridzation ist very much a 19th or 20th century thing.
– Christian Sauer
3 mins ago
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Was there even a norm? I don't think they'd developd the idea of standardization, much less containerized shipping :-) But see the Roman/Mediterranean use of amphorae as shipping containers: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amphora
– jamesqf
3 hours ago
This question may be more appropriate on History.
– James♦
2 hours ago
For what purpose? Fish (one of the most important trading goods)? Wine? Clothes? Also please note that the middle ages span more than a thousand years with dramatic developments in many areas relevant here. Also, the European middle ages happened from way up north and east to modern day Turkey, Spain and Italy. You might benefit from learning a bit if history if you build such a world. A more precise question would've been, for example, how would a typical hanseatic trader store fish?
– Raditz_35
1 min ago