Roman

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