NK - Fwd: Life in the 1500s - interesting (fwd)

[Hugh Niewoehner]

> >There was nothing to stop things from falling into the house. This posed
> >a real problem in the bedroom where bugs and other droppings could
> >really mess up your nice clean bed. So, they found if they made beds
> >with big posts and hung a sheet over the top, it addressed that problem.
> >Hence those beautiful big 4 poster beds with canopies.
> 
> If you only bathe once a year, I really doubt some bugs falling from the
> roof would be that big a deal.  You've already GOT bugs in your bed.
> If memory serves, the four poster beds with canopies derive from the lack of
> heating.
>
I'll agree with Dairmaid here.  Look at who owned the four poster beds
(or at least those which have survived).  The nobles had enough money
fot the fabric, etc to own these beds.  They could also afford a roof,
tapestries on the walls to hold in heat, etc.  

	Damon