Couches and beds of the Greeks, Etruscans and Romans (1905)
Williams, Caroline Ransom · Chicago : University of Chicago Press · leaf 49
GREEK PERIOD. TECHNIC 43 that the curve was bent or tooled out of a straight piece of wood. One or two rails probably connect the uprights above the seat-level. There is nothing to indicate whether the side-rails and end-rails are cylindrical or rectangular. The legs of these and of some other… … of eight planks, four for the supports and as tions Fig. 25. — Couch from a red-figured vase. — Brilish Museion. many for the rails. It gives the impression of a rough structure ; however, if made of good material, a considerable amount of technical skill in the way of accurate cutting and fine…
Furniture, Ancient · Beds · Seating (Furniture)
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