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2. Furniture
• INTRODUCTION
Furniture refers to movable objects intended to support various
human activities such as seating (e.g., stools, chairs, and sofas),
eating (tables), storing items, eating and/or working with an item, and
sleeping (e.g., beds and hammocks). Furniture is also used to hold
objects at a convenient height for work (as horizontal surfaces above
the ground, such as tables and desks), or to store things
(e.g., cupboards, shelves, and drawers). Furniture can be a product of
design and can be considered a form of decorative art. In addition to
furniture's functional role, it can serve a symbolic or religious purpose.
It can be made from a vast multitude of materials,
including metal, plastic, and wood. Furniture can be made using a
variety of woodworking joints which often reflects the local culture.

3. Furniture species 5 of era
•Chinese furniture
•Greek furniture
•Roman furniture
•Egyptian furniture
•Renissiance furniture

4. Chinese furniture
The forms of Chinese furniture evolved
along three distinct lineages which dates
back to 1000 BC , based on frame and
panel, yoke and rack (based on post and
rail seen in architecture)
and bamboo construction techniques.
Chinese home furniture evolved
independently of Western furniture into
many similar forms including chairs,
tables, stools, cupboards, cabinets, beds
and sofas. Until about the 10th century CE
the Chinese sat on mats or low platforms
using low tables, in typical Asian style, but
then gradually moved to using high tables
with chairs , Canopy bed etc.

5. Greek furniture
Greek culture can be said to have begun
with the Bronze Age civilization of the
Minoans in Crete. The Greek history of
furniture can be traced back to the
heritage of Egyptian furniture. The
earliest Greek civilizations borrowed
styles and ideas from Egypt, but by the
Classical era, designs had subtly
changed to a style that was uniquely
Greek. Greek furniture styles were
simple, elegant and tasteful. the Greek
love of beauty and art extended to
furniture design, and the few simple items
of furniture in an early Greek household

6. Roman furniture
Furniture in Roman houses tended to be
sparse, since the occupants liked space
and simplicity in their decor. Beauty was
created by mosaics, frescos and water
features and other features of Roman
interiors rather than by use of elaborate
furnishings. However, the few items of
Roman Empire furniture were elegant and
costly, using excellent materials and
craftsmanship. Pictures of ancient Roman
furniture painted on frescos and other
artworks, together with the few pieces still
in existence today, have made it possible
to reconstruct with accuracy the furniture
in Roman times.

7. Egyptian furniture
The ancient Egyptians had sophisticated
furniture for their time period; tomb
paintings show Egyptians using chairs,
tables, couches, chests, stools, and beds.
Most ordinary Egyptians did not have a lot
of furniture; the pieces they did have were
very simple, and they made the pieces
themselves. The most common piece of
furniture was a three or four legged low
stool covered by leather or wool. The
cheapest stools had frames made of
reeds and had seats made of woven
rushes like the wicker furniture of today.
Stools with three flared legs and a shaped

8. Renaissance furniture
The Italian Renaissance furniture had a palatial rather
than domestic character. Its carving fully expressed the
spirit of the Arts revival, to such an extent that cabinet-
makers from all over Europe came to learn from their
Italian counterparts. Thus, furniture styles on the
continent were heavily influenced by the Italian
Renaissance. The cabinet-makers of the Renaissance
partially abandoned the coarser oak, and began to use
walnut, chestnut, and other woods. continent were
heavily influenced by the Italian Renaissance. TheThe
Italian Renaissance furniture had a palatial rather than
domestic character. Its carving fully expressed the spirit
of the Arts revival, to such an extent that cabinet-
makers from all over Europe came to learn from their
Italian counterparts. Thus, furniture styles on the
cabinet-makers of the Renaissance partially
abandoned the coarser oak, and began to use walnut,