Addendum: Canopy beds were of course reserved for the upper classes. The “common man” probably had much simpler sleeping places (not to mention the peasants).
Here a “normal” bed
European depiction of the Persian (Iranian) doctor Al-Razi at the bedside of a patient.
Gerardus Cremonensis, “Recueil des traités de médecine”, 1250-1260.
Here a “normal” bed

European depiction of the Persian (Iranian) doctor Al-Razi at the bedside of a patient.
Gerardus Cremonensis, “Recueil des traités de médecine”, 1250-1260.


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