06. November 2021

Writing Aids 2: the Dwelling of the Wealthy in the Middle Ages

A great hall in a royal palace. The walls are painted and could even be hung with tapestries. The ground is covered in straw or reeds.
A great hall in a royal palace. The walls are painted and could even be hung with tapestries. The ground is covered in straw or reeds.
At the other end, here is a reconstitution of the kitchen at Chambord, around 1520.
At the other end, here is a reconstitution of the kitchen at Chambord, around 1520.

A much more extensive reconstitution exists at Hampton Court Castle in London.

 

https://www.hrp.org.uk/hampton-court-palace/whats-on/henry-viiis-kitchens/#gs.f3b7q5

 

A reconstitution of the king's bedchamber, in the 1520, in Chambord Castle. That's the king's bed.
A reconstitution of the king's bedchamber, in the 1520, in Chambord Castle. That's the king's bed.
In the same room, you have the bed of his attending gentleman...
In the same room, you have the bed of his attending gentleman...
And his first servant. A few more could have been sleeping on a mat on the floor.
And his first servant. A few more could have been sleeping on a mat on the floor.
The reconstitution of the bedroom of a wealthy merchant at the end of the 15th Century, at the Museum des Arts Décoratifs. That looks more like our modern bedroom.
The reconstitution of the bedroom of a wealthy merchant at the end of the 15th Century, at the Museum des Arts Décoratifs. That looks more like our modern bedroom.
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