All Medieval Chest Types, How They Were Made & Used [Medieval Professions: Arkwright]
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00:00 Introduction
00:17 Arkwright
00:36 The Importance of Chests in the Middle Ages
02:10 Difference Between Static and Transport Chests
03:36 Materials
04:33 Decoration
05:36 Chest Types
06:11 Dugout Chest
07:22 Box
07:51 The Standard (Chest)
09:02 Six Board/Slab Ended Chest
10:41 The Viking Chest
11:38 The Hutch
13:11 The Ark
13:56 The Plinth Chest
14:50 The Panel Chest
15:37 Timeline of Chest Development
Music by Vindsvept (Lake of Light)
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Sources:
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-Penelope Eames, Furniture in England, France and the Netherlands From the Twelfth to the Fifteenth Century London: Furniture History Society, 1977, Section C.
-Tracy, Charles, English Medieval Furthe Victoria and Albert Museum.niture and Woodwork, (London: Victoria and Albert Museum), pages 172 to 174 and 178.
-Fred Roe, Ancient Coffers and Cupboards: Their History and Description From the Earliest Times to the Middle of the Sixteenth Century
-Thomas Wright, A history of English culture from the earliest known period to modern times London: Trubner, 1874, page 276; Fred Roe, Old Oak Furniture A. C. McClurg, Chicago, 1907; Percy MacQuoid and Ralph Edwards' Dictionary of English Furniture From the Middle Ages to the Late Georgian Period London: Country Life; New York: Charles Scribner's, 1924: "Chests and Coffers"; "Chests of Drawers"; and "Construction", the latter having excellent schematic drawings of the anatomy of numerous medieval, renaissance and Restoration forms of chest; Victor Chinnery Oak Furniture: The British Tradition London: Antique Collectors' Club Ltd, 1979, page 152.
-Ivan Sparkes, An Illustrated History 0f English Domestic Furniture 1100-1837 Bourne End, Buckinghamshire, England, 1980
-Hugh Allingham, “Article XI: The Treasure Chest formerly belonging to the Custom House, Carlisle”, Transactions of the Cumberland & Westmoreland Antiquarian & Archeological Society 15 1899 London: Elliot Stock, 1897, page 90.
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Ark chests were still made and used here in Slovakia in the 20th century and were used to store clothes, expensive items and cereals, they were called suseks because they were cut (sekane) with axes and the connecting grooves were cut with a shingle knife, the main material was beech or oak wood, they were often decorated ornamental motifs and were rarely painted, they are no different from their medieval predecessors
I've always had a passion for chests, loved it.
I feel a happiness growing in my chest due to this video about Chests. Edit: I kinda want a Viking Chest now. I have a general weakness for angled furniture for some reason.
Out of all the chests I researched, I found that Viking chests are the ones most often reproduced today. They are pretty cool looking so I can see why.
So that's where the word "trunk" comes from. I'll have to make one of those tree trunk chests. Excellent video.
Wow, that turned out to be a much deeper topic than I could have guessed! And of course carpenters gave names to all the different types! No profession with a guild and secret techniques ever lost the chance to give names to all their little variations! Great vid!
Yes! A new one of these! These are some of the best videos on youtube.
This is actually very helpful. I was looking for a chest to put my larp camping gear when we go on campaign. Not for hiking but like when we're camping at an event.
Traveling chests were often highly decorated. And damage was avoided by threat of bodily harm to the porters. Really depends on the age and owner.
I keep my treasures in pots so some random adventurer can smash them for coin.
Thank you for this! I own an antique Hungarian chest, that I now know has an ark form.
An Ark-Wright. Never heard that before. Obviously very olde term....ARK of Covenant....duh. Excellent presentation.
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Great vid! Lots of ideas for recreating these treasures. Thanks
Thanks for sources. There are some useful information of building chests, that l may make my own.
adding a comment so more see this. great video it helped me come up with the ideas on the 2 ( sure i will stop at 2 lol ) chests i want to build for my house. i think i will adjust a Viking chest to have vertical sides to be a keepsakes box and a mix of 6 panel and naval sea chest with some hidden bits for and entrance chest sitting bench so the shoes are hidden.
Underated subject . good video
good work!
Very informative.
Box = Minecraft Chest! :D
Do you evaluate wooden chests foe their age? I bought one yesterday at an antique shop which has similarities to the medieval 13th century one. Great video also!
Thanks! I don’t evaluate chests sorry
@@KobeanHistory I didn't mean for the value but more could you tell if one was from the 1300's by looking at the build and hardware?
@@ForthrightForChrist-ts4io I wouldn’t be able to do that, sorry
Is there any code to open those chest
So educational. Thank you! I once made a 1 inch scale travel chest, and I did not know why it had a curved top!
Important yes but followed the construction of chairs and tables.
Thank you! This was a very well-made presentation that obviously required much research. It is well-known that we humans are very conservative in our social and material cultures. Some ceremonies and processes that we may perceive as modern have ancient origins in Rome due to their colonization of Europe. Our material culture is no different. Iron-bound, round-topped traveling chests from the 1800s and 1900s may be found in many antique stores today. Also interesting is that while we have progressed in many ways materially, our designs are similar to the chest from Egypt, i.e. box + lid + legs. This is because while we know more today, our bodies are the same and respond to the same environmental and ergonomic phenomena. Mice and insects still invade our spaces. Rain still falls. We still occasionally travel with clothing and other items. While we would never fly with our large, heavy antique wooden chest, we do travel with our smaller, lighter, modern chest that we hold in our hand with a single handle (luggage / suitcase). Also, thank you for the very detailed notes below! I appreciate your thoroughness! The in-video times, illustrations, and sources are very helpful.
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