scamnum

Japanese: scamnum

...The batron was also used as a footstool for those ascending to high beds. In Rome, bronze or marble benches called scamnum were installed in public squares, stone benches were built into the walls of buildings, and semicircular benches were installed in private gardens. During the Renaissance, wooden benches called cassapanca, which had a long box-shaped seat with arms and a backrest, became popular in Italy.

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…このバトロンは高い寝台に上がるときの足台としても使われた。ローマでは公共の広場にブロンズや大理石製のスカムヌムscamnumと呼ぶベンチが設置され，また石製で建物の壁面に造り付けにしたり，個人の庭園に半円形につくられたベンチが設けられていた。ルネサンス時代にはイタリアで箱形の長い座部に肘掛けと背もたれを設けた木製のカッサパンカcassapancaと呼ぶ長椅子が流行した。…

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