Las camas en la Edad Media eran algo diferentes de las nuestras. En las casas nobles y nobles generalmente hab\u00eda camas comparables a la posterior “cama con dosel”. Estos nichos cerrados por cortinas no serv\u00edan para garantizar una mayor intimidad o privacidad, sino para protegerse de la luz y, sobre todo, de las corrientes de aire y el polvo que ca\u00edan de los techos: las habitaciones de invierno ten\u00edan muy poco calor.<\/p>\n
Pero, \u00bfc\u00f3mo se hizo una cama?<\/strong> Hay quienes sostienen que en la Edad Media los miembros de las clases ricas no dorm\u00edan acostados sino sentados, con almohadas altas que sosten\u00edan el busto y la cabeza. La raz\u00f3n de este h\u00e1bito era que la posici\u00f3n sentada favorecer\u00eda la digesti\u00f3n y mitigar\u00eda los efectos del reflujo gastroesof\u00e1gico del cual muchas personas de esa \u00e9poca sufr\u00edan de dietas alimentarias desordenadas y la ingesta de alimentos dif\u00edciles de digerir.<\/p>\n Muchos autores (Robert Delort, Chiara Frugoni) afirman que los hombres y las mujeres no usaban pijamas o camisones y dorm\u00edan completamente desnudos. La \u00fanica prenda nocturna era una gorra, un tocado de tela, generalmente blanco, usado contra el fr\u00edo y para proteger el cabello de los piojos y las pulgas, que tambi\u00e9n se usaba durante el d\u00eda.<\/p>\n El COLCH\u00d3N de los ricos estaba lleno de lana o plumas de ganso; el de la pobre paja o rastrojo.<\/p>\n Dependiendo de la temporada y la clase social, se colocaron s\u00e1banas sobre la cama, tapizadas o cubiertas de lana. En Siena se extendi\u00f3 la tradici\u00f3n del coj\u00edn en rollo, ahora llamado “franc\u00e9s”, y de las mantas de colores con motivos geom\u00e9tricos que se asemejan al tart\u00e1n escoc\u00e9s, como es bien sabido en las im\u00e1genes (Pietro Lorenzetti – Natividad de la Virgen – Siena, Museo dell ‘ Opera del Duomo; Bartolo di Fredi – Historias de la vida de San Nicola – Poggibonsi, Bas\u00edlica de San Lucchese; Memmo di Filippuccio – Camera del Podest\u00e0 – San Gimignano, Museo C\u00edvico).<\/p>\n En las casas del siglo XIII-XIV, el dormitorio era la habitaci\u00f3n principal de la casa. Trabajamos all\u00ed, recibimos invitados, hablamos. Al costado o al pie del t\u00e1lamo hab\u00eda un cofre que serv\u00eda tanto para guardar ropa como para sentarse (los armarios se convirtieron en parte de los muebles para el hogar solo a fines de la Edad Media), mientras que las joyas, el dinero y los documentos importantes eran generalmente se guardan en cajas bien aseguradas, escondidas debajo de la cama.<\/p>\n HOW DID YOU SLEEP IN THE MIDDLE AGES?<\/strong><\/p>\n The beds in the Middle Ages were somewhat different from ours. In noble and noble houses there were generally beds comparable to the later “canopy bed”. These alcoves closed by curtains did not serve to ensure greater intimacy or privacy, but to shelter from the light and above all from drafts and dust that fell from the ceilings: the winter rooms were very little heated.<\/p>\n BUT HOW WAS A BED MADE?<\/strong> There are those who argue that in the Middle Ages the members of the wealthy classes did not sleep lying but sitting, with high pillows that supported the bust and head. The reason for this habit was that the sitting position would favor digestion and mitigate the effects of gastro-oesophageal reflux from which many people of that time suffered from disordered food diets and the intake of difficult to digest foods.<\/p>\n Many authors (Robert Delort, Chiara Frugoni) claim that men and women did not use pajamas or nightdresses and slept completely naked. The only night garment was a cap, a cloth headdress, generally white, used against the cold and to preserve hair from lice and fleas which was also used during the day.<\/p>\n The MATTRESS of wealthy people was filled with wool or goose feathers; that of the poor straw or stubble.<\/p>\n Depending on the season and social class, sheets were placed on the bed, fur, padded or covered with wool. Widespread in Siena was the tradition of the roll cushion – now called “French” – and of the colored blankets with geometric motifs that resemble the Scottish tartan, as is well known in the images (Pietro Lorenzetti – Nativity of the Virgin – Siena, Museo dell ‘ Opera del Duomo; Bartolo di Fredi – Stories from the life of San Nicola – Poggibonsi, Basilica of San Lucchese; Memmo di Filippuccio – Camera del Podest\u00e0 – San Gimignano, Civic Museum).<\/p>\n In 13th-14th century houses the bedroom was the main room of the house. We worked there, we received guests, we talked. On the side or at the foot of the thalamus there was a chest that served both for storing clothes and as a seat (wardrobes became part of home furnishings only in the late Middle Ages), while jewels, money and important documents were usually kept in well-secured boxes, hidden under the bed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Las camas en la Edad Media eran algo diferentes de las nuestras. 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\nLa base de la estructura estaba hecha de tablas de madera yuxtapuestas (el antepasado de nuestra cama de listones) o un entrelazado de cuerdas y correas (la red de nuestros tiempos).
\nLas camas, colocadas en una plataforma de madera para levantarlas del suelo, eran con frecuencia anchas y cortas. Podr\u00edan hospedar no solo al esposo y la esposa, sino tambi\u00e9n a sus hijos y, en algunos casos, a invitados especiales.<\/p>\n
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\nThe base of the structure was made up of wooden planks juxtaposed (the ancestor of our slatted bed) or an intertwining of ropes and straps (the net of our times).
\nThe beds, placed on a wooden platform to raise them off the floor, were frequently wide and short. They could host not only husband and wife, but also their children and, in some cases, special guests.<\/p>\n