The word was borrowed by Middle-English speakers from a variant of Anglo-French garderobe. A combination of 'garder' and 'robe,' 'garderobe' itself has been borrowed into English as a synonym of 'wardrobe.' If the roots of garderobe look familiar, it is because they are the source of a number of different English words.
- A wardrobe or its contents. A private room, as a bedroom. (in medieval architecture) a latrine or privy.
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Garderobe
Garderobe is a historic term for a room in a medieval castle. The Oxford English Dictionary gives as its first meaning a store-room for valuables, but also acknowledges 'by extension, a private room, a bed-chamber; also a privy'. Its most common use now is as a term for a castle toilet.
Store room[edit]
Garderobe derives from the French word for 'wardrobe', a lockable place where clothes and other items are stored. According to medieval architecture scholar Frank Bottomley, garderobes were 'Properly, not a latrine or privy but a small room or large cupboard, usually adjoining the chamber [bedroom] or solar [living room] and providing safe-keeping for valuable clothes and other possessions of price: cloth, jewels, spices, plate and money.'[1]
Toilet[edit]
The term is also used to refer to a medieval or Renaissancetoilet or a close stool.[2] In a medieval castle, a garderobe was usually a simple hole discharging to the outside into a cesspit (akin to a pit latrine) or the moat (like a fish pond toilet), depending on the structure of the building. Such toilets were often placed inside a small chamber, leading by association to the use of the term garderobe to describe the rooms. Many can still be seen in Norman and medieval castles and fortifications, for example at Bürresheim Castle in Germany, where three garderobes are still visible.[3] They became obsolete with the introduction of indoor plumbing.
A description of the garderobe at Donegal Castle indicates that while it was in use, it was believed that ammonia would protect visitors' coats and cloaks from moths or fleas.[4]
Other languages[edit]
In European public places, a garderobe denotes a cloakroom, wardrobe, alcove, or armoire used to temporarily store the coats and other possessions of visitors.[2] In Danish, Dutch, Estonian, German, Norwegian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish and Ukrainian, the word can mean a cloakroom. In Polish, it means 'wardrobe' and in Latvian, it means 'checkroom'.
See also[edit]
- Bretèche, a small balcony in a medieval fortress
- Dansker, a German term for a castle toilet in a tower over a watercourse
References[edit]
- ^Bottomley, Frank. (1983) [1979]. The Castle Explorer's Guide. New York: Avenel Books. p. 70. ISBN0-517-42172-0. OCLC9762252.
- ^ abBell, Susan G. (2004). The Lost Tapestries of the City of Ladies. Christine de Pizan's Renaissance Legacy. University of California Press. pp. 38–39. ISBN0-520-23410-3.
- ^Bürresheim Castle in the Rhineland-Palatinate state of Germany has three garderobes: '...the rectangular castle keep dating from the 12th century, and raised in height to five storeys in the 15th century ...Only the fifth floor added in the late gothic period has rectangular windows and can be recognized as the dwelling for the tower watchman through its chimney and garderobe.' Burgen, Schlösser, Altertümer. Burresheim Castle Koblenz, 2000. p. 22.
- ^Lane, Megan (5 April 2011). 'An Asbo in 14th Century Britain'. BBC News. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
The name garderobe – which translates as guarding one's robes – is thought to come from hanging your clothes in the toilet shaft, as the ammonia from the urine would kill the fleas
Garde Robe members are more than welcome to utilize more than one service offering. Please don’t feel limited. Garde Robe customizes its services to suit your particular needs.
Veleprodaja Polovne Garderobe
One-year memberships start at $350 per month, plus tax where applicable, and include a complimentary in-home closet/wardrobe consultation as well as:
• One “clothing rack,” capable of holding up to 50 garments
Additional items beyond the initial 50 are billed $7 per item, per month. Long hanging gowns and extra-bulky items stored on hangers are billed as two items. Gowns/wedding dresses that require their own archival box are billed $40 per month. Two or three-piece suits count as one item. Separates cannot be combined for billing purposes.
With each “rack”, Garde Robe will provide one complimentary accessories box (15″x19″x7″) for up to 10 accessories such as handbags, belts, shawls, ties, toiletry kits, etc.; plus footwear boxes for 10 pairs of shoes or five pairs of boots. Members with 100 articles of clothing are entitled to store up to 20 accessories and pairs of shoes at no charge.
Accessories in excess of complimentary allotment will be billed according to cubic space @ $28 per box, per month.
Footwear items in excess of the complimentary allotment are billed $7.50 per pair, per month. Boots are billed as two pairs of shoes.
Fur items and items with fur trim are kept in cold storage at an additional cost of $85 per year.
All new items placed in Garde Robe’s care incur a one-time processing fee of $6.00 per item.
Preferential pricing will be extended to members with extreme volume as well as those seeking long-term storage for two years or longer.
Garde Robe hand delivers your garments in New York and Southern California, and provides worldwide delivery via courier. Delivery schedules and policies vary. Please inquire for more information.
One-year memberships start at $350 per month, plus tax where applicable, and include a complimentary in-home closet/wardrobe consultation as well as:
• One “clothing rack,” capable of holding up to 50 garments
Additional items beyond the initial 50 are billed $7 per item, per month. Long hanging gowns and extra-bulky items stored on hangers are billed as two items. Gowns/wedding dresses that require their own archival box are billed $40 per month. Two or three-piece suits count as one item. Separates cannot be combined for billing purposes.
With each “rack”, Garde Robe will provide one complimentary accessories box (15″x19″x7″) for up to 10 accessories such as handbags, belts, shawls, ties, toiletry kits, etc.; plus footwear boxes for 10 pairs of shoes or five pairs of boots. Members with 100 articles of clothing are entitled to store up to 20 accessories and pairs of shoes at no charge.
Accessories in excess of complimentary allotment will be billed according to cubic space @ $28 per box, per month.
Footwear items in excess of the complimentary allotment are billed $7.50 per pair, per month. Boots are billed as two pairs of shoes.
Fur items and items with fur trim are kept in cold storage at an additional cost of $85 per year.
All new items placed in Garde Robe’s care incur a one-time processing fee of $6.00 per item.
Preferential pricing will be extended to members with extreme volume as well as those seeking long-term storage for two years or longer.
Garde Robe hand delivers your garments in New York and Southern California, and provides worldwide delivery via courier. Delivery schedules and policies vary. Please inquire for more information.
One-year memberships start at $350 per month, plus tax where applicable, and include a complimentary in-home closet/wardrobe consultation as well as:
• One “clothing rack,” capable of holding up to 50 garments
Additional items beyond the initial 50 are billed $7 per item, per month. Long hanging gowns and extra-bulky items stored on hangers are billed as two items. Gowns/wedding dresses that require their own archival box are billed $40 per month. Two or three-piece suits count as one item. Separates cannot be combined for billing purposes.
With each “rack”, Garde Robe will provide one complimentary accessories box (15″x19″x7″) for up to 10 accessories such as handbags, belts, shawls, ties, toiletry kits, etc.; plus footwear boxes for 10 pairs of shoes or five pairs of boots. Members with 100 articles of clothing are entitled to store up to 20 accessories and pairs of shoes at no charge.
Accessories in excess of complimentary allotment will be billed according to cubic space @ $28 per box, per month.
Footwear items in excess of the complimentary allotment are billed $7.50 per pair, per month. Boots are billed as two pairs of shoes.
Fur items and items with fur trim are kept in cold storage at an additional cost of $85 per year.
All new items placed in Garde Robe’s care incur a one-time processing fee of $6.00 per item.
Preferential pricing will be extended to members with extreme volume as well as those seeking long-term storage for two years or longer.
Garde Robe hand delivers your garments in New York and Southern California, and provides worldwide delivery via courier. Delivery schedules and policies vary. Please inquire for more information.
Garde Robe customizes its service and fees to accommodate the needs of design houses. Fees are determined by volume, garment type, length of term, and accessibility needs.
Please contact us for a custom quote.
Garde Robe provides a wardrobe cataloging and photography service for items that will not be stored. This service includes pick-ups as needed, one delivery and Cyber Closet for online and iPad viewing.
A one-time fee of $25 per article of clothing, plus $3 per item annual Cyber Closet access fee. Cyber Closet access fee will be waived for storage service members.
$100 per person, per hour except where noted
Garderobe Etymology
• Consulting on the creation of an archival storage space for textiles
• Historical textile research
• Closet organizing – fees vary
• Fashion styling and personal shopping – fees vary
• Luggage packing
• At-home seamstress/tailoring- fees vary
• Expert garment care resourcing – no fee
• Consignment and charitable donation advisory services – no fee
• Out-of-area wardrobe delivery or pick up by Garde Robe representative