credenza

…Early medieval cupboards were made of thick wood with iron bands, but after the adoption of frame construction around the 15th century, cupboards became larger and were decorated with elaborate carved ornaments such as linenfolds and tracery. In 16th-century Italy, low cupboards called credenzas became popular and were placed in the large halls of nobles' mansions to store and display expensive tableware. These were originally sacristans used in medieval churches to store sacred vessels, and were then modified into secular cupboards, and can be seen as the origin of the modern sideboard. …

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…中世前期の戸棚は分厚い板張りに鉄帯を付けたものであったが，15世紀ころ框（かまち）組み構法が採用されてから戸棚は大型化し，リネンホールドlinenfold(襞模様)やトレーサリーなど精巧な彫刻装飾が施されるようになった。16世紀のイタリアでは，貴族の邸館の大広間に置いて高価な食器類を収納･展示するためのクレデンツァcredenzaと称する低い食器戸棚が流行した。これは本来中世期の教会で古くから祭礼用の聖具類を収納する祭器台を世俗の食器戸棚に改良したもので，現代のサイドボードの源流とみることができる。…

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