...The apartments of Louis XV at the Palace of Versailles were also equipped with gorgeous damask blinds. The so-called Venetian blind was invented in France at the end of the 16th century as a simple structure and was called a jalousie (ventilation grille). In the mid-18th century, it was gradually improved, and in America it was named Venetian blinds, and it spread throughout Western Europe. Following this process, the style of curtains and blinds was largely established in Western Europe by the late 18th century. From [Blinds]...A fixture or fitting for shading, controlling light, or concealing an opening in a building. Traditional fixtures include reed blinds, bamboo blinds, light screens, lattices, yoroi-do (Japanese shutters), and Venetian blinds. In more recent times, various new types have been invented, such as roller shades that are rolled up using a spring, and Venetian blinds sandwiched between double-pane glass. Sunshades that are permanently built into the main body of a building, rather than removable or movable, are called brise-soleils (named after the architect Le Corbusier). *Some of the terminology that refers to "Venetian blinds" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…ベルサイユ宮殿のルイ15世の居室にも華麗なダマスク織の目隠しカーテンが設備されていた。また,いわゆるベネチアン・ブラインドVenetian blindは16世紀末にフランスで簡単な構造のものが考案され,ジャルジーjalousie(通風格子)とよばれたが,18世紀中期にはしだいに改良が加えられ,アメリカでベネチアン・ブラインドと名づけられ,西欧各地にも普及した。以上のような経過をたどって西欧では18世紀後期までにカーテンとブラインドの形式がほぼ整えられたのである。… 【ブラインド】より…建築開口部の日よけ,調光,目隠しなどのための建具,造作。古くからのものでは,葭簀(よしず),すだれ,明り障子,格子,鎧(よろい)戸,ベネチアン(ベネシャン)・ブラインドVenetian blindなどがあり,近代になると,スプリングを利用して巻き上げるローラー・シェードroller shade,ベネチアン・ブラインドを二重ガラスの間にはさんだものなど,さまざまな新形式が考案されている。このような撤去・移動の可能なものではなく,恒久的に建築本体に組みこんだ日よけ装置のほうは,ブリーズ・ソレイユbrise‐soleil(建築家ル・コルビュジエの命名)と呼んでいる。… ※「Venetian blind」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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