Romanesque and Islamic

Romanesque furniture was heavily affected by the architecture of the time. It had solid, bulky shapes that looked like the buildings' thick walls and rounded arches. The main material was wood, which was often strengthened with iron parts to make it last longer. Storage pieces like chests, armoires, and cupboards were important types of furniture for both monasteries and homes. Simple benches, stools, and sometimes thrones for the rich were used as seats. Trestle tables were useful and easy to move around. There wasn't much decoration, just religious and geometric designs. Durability was a big part of craftsmanship, and joint methods like mortise and tenon were often used.

 
                        Charlemagne's Throne                          Present day Buckingham Palace Throne

 
                                Romanesque Chest                                        Modern Day Chest


There was a rule that pictures of people could not be on Islamic furniture. This rule was based on religious and cultural beliefs. Because of this, there were a lot of hard-to-read shapes, flower patterns, and writing. The use of metal, mother-of-pearl, and wood inlay work on furniture gave it a classy look that went with Islamic style. For both comfort and style, thick-cloth rugs, pillows, and shades were important. A lot of people liked low seats like floor cushions and divans. It was clear that Muslims liked to learn from each other and connect with each other. The people in the area showed off their skills in styles from all over the world, such as Middle Eastern and Persian. Artists had to follow very strict rules set by groups.


 

         Islamic Architecture with Islamic Patterns             Modern Architecture with Islamic Patterns

        
               Writing Desk 16th Century                                        Modern Desk



One Step Further

Henry Hobson Richardson (1838–1886) was an innovative American architect who used Romanesque shapes and heavy stonework in new ways that had a big impact on 19th-century building. These changes created the Richardsonian Romanesque style. After moving back to the U.S. in the 1860s, Richardson got jobs in New York and Boston, where he combined French and English styles to make his own unique style of design. Richardson's unique style, which he called "Richardsonian Romanesque," was based on Middle Ages Romanesque. It had heavy stone walls, big rounded arches, deep-set windows, and not much decoration.The Romanesque revival style that Richardson created caught on all over the U.S., especially in public buildings. It served as an influence on the Chicago School and modernist builders like Louis Sullivan and Frank Lloyd Wright.


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