“A Public Place Should Be for Both Roma and Non-Roma”:The Function and Use of Public Places from an Ethnic Perspective

Date of Publication:

01.10.2025

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.62800/NR.2025.3.03

Abstract:

This study focuses on the analysis of rural households’ furnishings with furniture, and table and bed textiles, the spread of which is regarded as a significant indicator of the cultural transformation of the countryside during the sixteenth century. In view of the limited source base, comparable works in the Czech lands have so far been devoted exclusively to the aristocratic and burgher environment. New possibilities were opened up by extensive quantitative research into a unique corpus of official sources from the Pardubice manor, which contain descriptions of the furnishings of rural households. This robust source base made it possible not only to describe the functional and aesthetic aspects of the furnishings, but also, for the very first time, to conduct important statistical surveys focused on the representation of individual items of furnishings, their prices, and contemporary preferences in materials, colours, and constructional solutions.

Keywords:

16th century, bedding, furniture, household furnishing, Pardubice area, transformation of the countryside

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