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Canopy bed of the Chinese Qing dynasty, late 19th or early 20th century. The canopy bed arose from a need for warmth and privacy in shared rooms without central heating. Private bedrooms where only one person slept were practically unknown in medieval and early modern Europe, as it was common for the wealthy and nobility to have servants and attendants who slept in the same r
A historical 18th-century Polish bed (lit à la polonaise) at Chambéry, FranceA Polish bed (French: Lit à la polonaise; French:), alternatively known in English as a polonaise, is a type of small-canopy bed which most likely originated in Poland and became a centrepiece of 18th-century French furniture. [1]
Some medieval bed canopies and curtains were suspended from ceiling beams. In English these canopies were known as a "hung celour". The fabric canopy concealed an iron frame with iron curtain rods.These beds can be seen in manuscript illuminations, paintings, and engravings, showing cords suspending the front of the canopy to the ceiling.
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Bed canopy — (inscribed), gold covered, presented by Snefru, Cairo Museum Ent. 57711 (restored) Bed with inlaid footboard— gold covered, Cairo Museum Ent. 53261 (restored) Curtain box (inscribed) — gold covered, faience inlaid, presented by Snefru, with king seated on north end, and names and a winged disk on south end, Cairo Museum Ent ...
Canopy (architecture), overhead roof or structure that provides shade or other shelter; Canopy (parachute), cloth and suspension line portion of parachute; Canopy bed, a type of bed; Vehicle canopy, type of overhead door for vehicle; Truck canopy
A baldachin, or baldaquin (from Italian: baldacchino), is a canopy of state typically placed over an altar or throne. It had its beginnings as a cloth canopy, [ a ] but in other cases it is a sturdy, permanent architectural feature, particularly over high altars in cathedrals , where such a structure is more correctly called a ciborium when it ...
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