A walk was needed. Quite by chance we stumbled across this sedan chair in an inn. The painting on the sides are quite beautiful, I don't know if you can see, but there's a French look to them. And if you look closely you can see the metal loops at the bottom where the carrying bars would be placed.
There's a little more about how not to find a Byzantine palanquin and the mysteries of writing and research here on the Harlequin Historicals Author Blog
And if anyone has a picture of a real Byzantine palanquin, I would be very grateful!
By the way, the inn was the Crown at Chiddingfold, and I had mussels and chips for lunch...I LOVE mussels and chips.
Here's a close-up of the crown which attracted me in the first place, given my heroine is a Byzantine princess.
2 comments:
Isn't a palanquin a covered litter for a person reclining with curtains at the side and carried on the shoulders by four men. Sorry could not find a photo for you.
Also sounds like a great way to travel depending of course of the men.
Hi Kate,
Yes, a palanquin is very similar to a sedan chair, although I think that sometimes a palanquin could be larger than a sedan. I will simply have to use my imagination - unless anyone can come up with a picture of a Byzantine palanquin....
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