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Curule Chair: Ancient Rome And Europe

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Curule Chair The chair that I have chosen to study is called the “Curule (Folding) Chair”. It is used in Ancient Rome and Europe through the fifteenth century (from the fifteenth century, fourteen fifty to fifteen hundreds Italian Renaissance). The original designer was sadly untraceable, only where it has come from. This chair is made from forged iron and a velvet fabric. It was used as a symbol of power by superior leaders This folding chairs purpose at the Renaissance and the process of how this chair was made is what I will be discussing. Its intention is the use for dictators, horse master, politician, a commander etc. in the Ancient Roman times. One of the earliest recorded example of the curule chair was in four hundred and ninety-four
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