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2. Table (furniture) - Wikipedia

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   In the Eastern Roman Empire, tables were made of metal or wood, usually with four feet and frequently linked by x-shaped stretchers. Tables for eating were large and often round or semicircular. A combination of a small round table and a lectern seemed very popular as a writing table. [7] A dining scene in medieval Germany

3. Round table (furniture) - Wikipedia

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   The idea stems from the Arthurian legend about the Knights of the Round Table in Camelot. Today, round tables are often used at conferences involving many parties. The most famous modern round table was the one used for talks between the Communist government and Solidarity in Poland in 1989; see: Polish Round Table Agreement. Hence, the term ...

4. Soban - Wikipedia

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   As well as being used for dining, soban were also used for general carrying tasks, as writing desks and as small altars for prayers or for burning incense. [3] Soban are generally fairly small, due to the historical custom of family members and guests each having their own individual table. The standard dimensions are around 30 by 50 cm (12 by ...

5. Ancient furniture - Wikipedia

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   [48] [49] Round tables were usually made of a circular flat summit which was supported by a single leg in the center. Some had three legs, and large tables had four legs. Sometimes a figure of a man, usually representative of a captive, was used to support the table instead of a leg. Tables were made of wood, willow, or wicker.

6. Louis XVI furniture - Wikipedia

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   During the late reign of Louis XVI, between 1780 and 1790, the British custom of having a round dining room table permanently positioned in the center of a dining room, gradually took hold in France. These tables often had casters on the legs, so they could be moved more easily, and had an extra two legs in the center, so additional sections ...

7. Trencher (tableware) - Wikipedia

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   Trencher table setting. An individual salt dish or squat open salt cellar placed near a trencher was called a "trencher salt". [4] A "trencherman" is a person devoted to eating and drinking, often to excess; one with a hearty appetite, a gourmand. A secondary use, generally archaic, is one who frequents another's table, in essence a pilferer of ...