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Bed history. Nouveau Larousse illustré. 1898.

The list below is based on the small printed text at the bottom of the original plate and may contain errors. Note that the numbers next to the beds aren't exactly in sequence.

Ancient bed, known as "Procrustes' bed" (after an antique bas-relief)

Greek funerary bed, in marble (Musée du Louvre)

Back of a banquet bed, taken from a cup at the British Museum

Greek nuptial bed

Roman bronze bed, found in a tomb at Corneto

Bed plated in bronze and inlaid with silver, found at Pompeii

Didon on her deathbed, from Virgil's manuscript at the Vatican

Portable bed, on a lamp found at Pompeii

Bed from the 13th century, copied from the portal of Notre-Dame de Chartres

Bed from the 12th century, after a miniature from a manuscript

Bed from the 15th century, after Viollet-le-Duc

Bed of Jeanne d'Albret, at the Château de Pau (16th century)

Bed of Vries, Flanders (16th century)

Bed from the 17th century, after Marot

Daybed in the Chinese style, by Rancon (18th century)

Bed with three backs, Turkish style (18th century)

Bed à l'impériale, with columns and iron frame, by Rancon (18th century)

Bed in the Dauphine style (18th century)

Bed in the Polish style (18th century)

Bed in the English style (18th century)

Bed in the Revolutionary style

Empire bed, by Percier

Canopied bed (modern)

Child's bed with canopy

Iron bed (modern)

Cage bed, closed

Cage bed, open

Military bed