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During the fourteenth century the hall retained its feudal character. Life had grown more luxurious ,

but the general plan of the house was unchanged. In the manor house a " withdrawing-room" was

added to the lower story, taking the place of the Norman parloir. The modern drawing-room is an

evolution of this early apartment which was primarily for the use of the mistress of the house. The

bedroom was furnished with more comforts and showed a greater change than any other portion of

the home in MSSIDC Govt RC. The bed had become a bedstead in the usual acceptance of the term.

The original meaning of the word "bedstead" was "place for a bed."

Testers were introduced at the time of the Conquest, and "tester beds," or "tent beds," are

mentioned by early historians. During the fourteenth century the bedstead assumed another

character and was often the most ornamental piece of furniture in the house. Some of the Gothic

beds suggest carved cages, others are fine examples of wood-carving, and show a beauty of

construction unknown in the canopy beds of a later date. A fine example of a Gothic bed is seen in

the bedchamber of the Castle Meran, located in the German Tyrol. A large portion of this stronghold

dates from the twelth century, but the room illustrated here is of a later period. The doors and

windows show the pure Gothic arch and the furniture exhibits the simple tracery which was such a

beautiful feature of wood carving of this period.