Sleeping Around / The Bed from Antiquity to Now - Carlano, Annie & Sumberg, Bobbie
the bed from antiquity to now
KORTE INHOUD
There's more than one way to make a bed, and humans throughout history have devised every sort they could imagine. From a simple blanket laid on the ground to elaborately carved four-posters hung with sumptuous draperies, from a hammock swinging under the stars to a stifling cupboard bed built into a wall, the ways in which humans have gone about trying to get a good night's sleep are myriad. This book, illustrated with some 140 images, takes readers on a lively tour of beds and sleeping customs over time and around the world.
Beginning with "sleeping low," Carlano and Sumberg show that, whereas in Europe and North America sleeping on bedding on the floor was the lot of the poor, in many other parts of the world it has long been a cultural and aesthetic choice. Beautiful tatami-futon ensembles in Japan, intricately patterned rattan mats in Borneo, and cozy textile pads, pillows, and quilts in Turkey have kept people warm and comfortable for centuries.
Yet "sleeping high," on raised platform beds, started early,...
Beginning with "sleeping low," Carlano and Sumberg show that, whereas in Europe and North America sleeping on bedding on the floor was the lot of the poor, in many other parts of the world it has long been a cultural and aesthetic choice. Beautiful tatami-futon ensembles in Japan, intricately patterned rattan mats in Borneo, and cozy textile pads, pillows, and quilts in Turkey have kept people warm and comfortable for centuries.
Yet "sleeping high," on raised platform beds, started early,...
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2006, paperback, good copy [Auteur: Carlano, Annie & Sumberg, Bobbie] [Taal: en] [Uitgever: Univ of Washington Pr] [Jaar: 2006] [Titel: Sleeping Around / The Bed from Antiquity to Now]
