roman
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PERIOD STYLE
ROMAN
INTRODUCTION
Roman were warriors so their culture is highly influenced by:• Primitive cultures of the area
• Etrurian civilization ancestors
• Greek and Hellenistic.
ARCHITECTURE
INTERIOR
Lights and Lamps
DOORS AND DOORWAYS
CEILINGS
WALL DECORATIONS
FLOOR
WINDOWS
FURNITURE
• The Romans used chiefly cedar and veneered their furniture with olive, box, ebony, Syrian terebinth, maple, palm, holly, elm, ash, and cherry.
• Roman furniture consisted of the chair, a square seat with X-shaped legs ; the bisellium, or double seat ; the solium or special chair for the use of the head or ruler of the household
• footstools, bench, the cathedra, a chair used by women ;
• table; bed and couch were also in use.
• Couches were frequently covered with tilts and curtains, arranged so that they could be carried as litters by slaves. Many articles of furniture were of bronze
BED AND COUCHES
• The main item of Roman Furniture would be a bed on which the Roman slept, rested and even received visitors
• Couches were used that were similar to the beds for sitting on during the day and eating meals
CHAIRS
• Chairs were not often found though a wealthy Roman woman might have a cathedra, which was a chair with a sloping back. She would have used this when putting on her makeup, receiving visitors, and resting.
TABLES
• Tables were used but were lightweight items, often with folding legs.
MODERN FURNITURE IN ROMAN STYLE