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Canopy Bed
A canopy bed is a bed with a canopy, which is usually hung with bed curtains. Functionally, the canopy and curtains keep the bed warmer, and screen it from light and sight. On more expensive beds, they may also be elaborately ornamental. History 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 room. Even in very modest homes, it was not uncommon to hang a simple curtain across a room to shield the bed from cold drafts and create a sense of division between living space and sleeping space. From the 16th century on, ornately carved bed frames and expensive textiles became popular. Inventories of Scottish aristocrats mention canopies as "roofs" and "chapel roofs", and a "chapel bed" was made for Anne of Denmark, wife of James VI an ...
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Canopy Bed
A canopy bed is a bed with a canopy, which is usually hung with bed curtains. Functionally, the canopy and curtains keep the bed warmer, and screen it from light and sight. On more expensive beds, they may also be elaborately ornamental. History 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 room. Even in very modest homes, it was not uncommon to hang a simple curtain across a room to shield the bed from cold drafts and create a sense of division between living space and sleeping space. From the 16th century on, ornately carved bed frames and expensive textiles became popular. Inventories of Scottish aristocrats mention canopies as "roofs" and "chapel roofs", and a "chapel bed" was made for Anne of Denmark, wife of James VI an ...
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Four-poster Bed
__NOTOC__ A four-poster bed is a bed with four vertical columns, one in each corner, that support a tester, or upper (usually rectangular) panel. This tester or panel will often have rails to allow curtains to be pulled around the bed. There are a number of antique four-poster beds extant dating to the 16th century and earlier; many of these early beds are highly ornate and are made from oak. Four-poster beds were developed for several practical reasons. Bedrooms often had drafts and could be cold at night: the curtains could be closed to help keep the occupant of the bed warm. The curtains also helped to give privacy to the sleepers, since servants and bodyguards often slept in the same room, especially in the case of royalty, served by a special group of servants of the bedchamber (usually noble courtiers), lords and ladies of the bedchamber, esquires of the body, etc. In the mediaeval era and up to the 18th century beds were items of furniture on which great personages and ...
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Cubicle Curtain
A cubicle curtain or hospital curtain is a dividing cloth used in a medical treatment facility that provides a private enclosure for one or more patients. The curtain is usually made from inherently flame retardant (IFR) fabric, and is suspended from a supporting structure or ceiling track. Construction Healthcare cubicle curtains are constructed from different woven fabrics stitched together with the top portion of open mesh of the curtain as required by the National Fire Protection Association. The suggested fire prevention and regulatory codes are followed by local, state and Federal fire marshals with Healthcare patient safety in mind. The suggestion for mesh is seventy-percent (70%) open allowing for ceiling sprinkler head water penetration in event of fire. The vertical length requirement for mesh size is determined by the number of horizontal inches of the curtain ceiling track from the sprinkler head. Example: If ceiling track is six (6") inches from ceiling sprinkler h ...
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Mosquito Net
A mosquito net is a type of meshed curtain that is circumferentially draped over a bed or a sleeping area, to offer the sleeper barrier protection against bites and stings from mosquitos, flies, and other pest insects, and thus against the diseases they may carry. Examples of such preventable insect-borne diseases include malaria, dengue fever, yellow fever, zika virus, Chagas disease and various forms of encephalitis, including the West Nile virus. To be effective the mesh of a mosquito net must be fine enough to exclude such insects without obscuring visibility or ventilation to unacceptable levels. It is possible to increase the effectiveness of a mosquito net greatly by pretreating it with an appropriate insecticide or insect repellent. Research has shown mosquito nets to be an extremely effective method of malaria prevention, averting approximately 663 million cases of malaria over the period 2000–2015. History Mosquito netting is mainly used for the pro ...
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Lit à La Turque
The Lit à la Turque, a bed with two scrolling ends and a side baldachin, was one of many products of the 18th century. Due to the obsession with anything exotic or unusual from foreign countries, beds, furniture and other objects reflected this style. The design of this bed is not directly linked with any Turkish design, but reflects the luxurious and romantic designs that inspired the craftsmen of this time. Beds of this type were placed sideways against the wall with a baldachin above either hung from the ceiling, or cantilevered from the wall or wall-side poles. Many times these beds were placed on wheels allowing the body of the bed to be pulled out and made up easily, while the back would stay attached to the wall. Others were self-contained, with the crown mounted on poles on one side only (both sides makes it a Polish bed). Fashion for Turkish things peaked in the 18th century when Madame de Pompadour had a bedroom called the ''chambre à la turque'' (Turkish bedroom). ...
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Polish Bed
A Polish bed (french: Lit à la polonaise; ), 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. The curtain is topped with an elaborate crownlike centrepiece, which is connected to the four vertical corner poles of the bed frame (which are usually curved). Unlike the four-poster bed, the canopy is much smaller than the bed. Historically, a Polish bed was often placed on its side against the wall to serve as a daybed. Nowadays, any type of curtained daybed or couch is known under this term. The Polish bed shares many similarities with the '' lit à la turque'', however Turkish-styled beds contain two scrolling ends and the canopy is generally off-center, and suspended from one side only. Polonaise bedding was possibly first observed at the Royal Castle in Warsaw, at the time when Ottoman styles were fashionable across Europe. They were popularized in F ...
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Box-bed
A box-bed (also known as a closed bed, close bed, or enclosed bed; less commonly, shut-bed) is a bed enclosed in furniture that looks like a cupboard, half-opened or not. The form originates in western European late medieval furniture. The box-bed is closed on all sides by panels of wood. One enters it by removing curtains, opening a door hinge or sliding doors on one or two slides. The bed is placed on short legs to prevent moisture due to a dirt floor. In front of the box-bed was often a large oaken chest, with the same length as the bed. This was always the 'seat of honour,' and served also as a step for climbing into the bed. It was also used to store clothing, underwear and bedding the rest of the time. The closed-bed in Brittany In Brittany, the closed-bed (French: ''lit-clos'') (Breton: ''gwele-kloz'') is a traditional furnishing. In homes with usually only one room, the box-bed allowed some privacy and helped keep people warm during winter. Similar enclosed bed furn ...
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The Palace of Versailles ( ; french: Château de Versailles ) is a former royal residence built by King Louis XIV located in Versailles, about west of Paris, France. The palace is owned by the French Republic and since 1995 has been managed, under the direction of the French Ministry of Culture, by the Public Establishment of the Palace, Museum and National Estate of Versailles. Some 15,000,000 people visit the palace, park, or gardens of Versailles every year, making it one of the most popular tourist attractions in the world. Louis XIII built a simple hunting lodge on the site of the Palace of Versailles in 1623 and replaced it with a small château in 1631–34. Louis XIV expanded the château into a palace in several phases from 1661 to 1715. It was a favorite residence for both kings, and in 1682, Louis XIV moved the seat of his court and government to Versailles, making the palace the ''de facto'' capital of France. This state of affairs was continued by Kings Louis XV an ...
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Lit à La Polonaise
A Polish bed (french: Lit à la polonaise; ), 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. The curtain is topped with an elaborate crownlike centrepiece, which is connected to the four vertical corner poles of the bed frame (which are usually curved). Unlike the four-poster bed, the canopy is much smaller than the bed. Historically, a Polish bed was often placed on its side against the wall to serve as a daybed. Nowadays, any type of curtained daybed or couch is known under this term. The Polish bed shares many similarities with the ''lit à la turque'', however Turkish-styled beds contain two scrolling ends and the canopy is generally off-center, and suspended from one side only. Polonaise bedding was possibly first observed at the Royal Castle in Warsaw, at the time when Ottoman styles were fashionable across Europe. They were popularized in Fran ...
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Lit or LIT may refer to: Codes * lit, the ISO 639-2 code for the Lithuanian language Education * Lamar Institute of Technology, Beaumont, Texas, United States * Laxminarayan Institute of Technology, Nagpur, India * Lee-Ming Institute of Technology, New Taipei, Taiwan * Limerick Institute of Technology, Limerick, Ireland Music * Lit (band), an American alternative rock band ** ''Lit'' (album), by the above band * "Lit" (Koda Kumi song) * "Lit" (Steve Aoki and Yellow Claw song) * "Lit" (Wiz Khalifa song) * "Lit", 2019 song by Oneus * Lit, EP album by Lay Zhang Places * Lit, Bhulath, India * Lit, Sweden * LIT Ranch, Texas, United States * Lithuania, UNDP country code LIT Transport * Clinton National Airport, Arkansas, US, IATA code * Littlehampton railway station, West Sussex, England, National Rail station code Other uses * Lit Brothers, a department store in Philadelphia, United States * Lit Motors, an American cabin motorcycle developer * LIT Verlag, a German pu ...
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Lit à Demi-ciel
Lit or LIT may refer to: Codes * lit, the ISO 639-2 code for the Lithuanian language Education * Lamar Institute of Technology, Beaumont, Texas, United States * Laxminarayan Institute of Technology, Nagpur, India * Lee-Ming Institute of Technology, New Taipei, Taiwan * Limerick Institute of Technology, Limerick, Ireland Music * Lit (band), an American alternative rock band ** ''Lit'' (album), by the above band * "Lit" (Koda Kumi song) * "Lit" (Steve Aoki and Yellow Claw song) * "Lit" (Wiz Khalifa song) * "Lit", 2019 song by Oneus * Lit, EP album by Lay Zhang Places * Lit, Bhulath, India * Lit, Sweden * LIT Ranch, Texas, United States * Lithuania, UNDP country code LIT Transport * Clinton National Airport, Arkansas, US, IATA code * Littlehampton railway station, West Sussex, England, National Rail station code Other uses * Lit Brothers, a department store in Philadelphia, United States * Lit Motors, an American cabin motorcycle developer * LIT Verlag, a German publis ...
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Lit à L'ange
Lit or LIT may refer to: Codes * lit, the ISO 639-2 code for the Lithuanian language Education * Lamar Institute of Technology, Beaumont, Texas, United States * Laxminarayan Institute of Technology, Nagpur, India * Lee-Ming Institute of Technology, New Taipei, Taiwan * Limerick Institute of Technology, Limerick, Ireland Music * Lit (band), an American alternative rock band ** ''Lit'' (album), by the above band * "Lit" (Koda Kumi song) * "Lit" (Steve Aoki and Yellow Claw song) * "Lit" (Wiz Khalifa song) * "Lit", 2019 song by Oneus * Lit, EP album by Lay Zhang Places * Lit, Bhulath, India * Lit, Sweden * LIT Ranch, Texas, United States * Lithuania, UNDP country code LIT Transport * Clinton National Airport, Arkansas, US, IATA code * Littlehampton railway station, West Sussex, England, National Rail station code Other uses * Lit Brothers, a department store in Philadelphia, United States * Lit Motors, an American cabin motorcycle developer * LIT Verlag, a German pu ...
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