Encyclopedia of antiquities : and elements of archaeology, classical and mediæval (1843)
Fosbroke, Thomas Dudley, 1770-1842 · London : M. A. Nattali · leaf 345
FURNITURE—UTENSILS—MECHANICALS. 263 were so high that they required stepsto ascend them. They placed themalong the wall, often in recesses or al-coves ; and in the pluteus, or side to-wards the wall, the women and chil-dren slept; in the sponda, or outerside, the men. They had latticed/a^-cke and…
Classical antiquities · Civilization, Medieval
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