Made in the City of Baghdad? Medieval Textile Production and Pattern Notation Systems of Early Lampas Woven Silks

A small Arabic inscription on a fragment of an early lampas woven silk, today preserved in the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston (inv. no. 33.371), states that it was made in the city of Baghdad. But an orthographic error within the Arabic inscription reveals the actual place of manufacture: al-Andalus....

Full description

Saved in:  
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mühlemann, Corinne (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Check availability: HBZ Gateway
Journals Online & Print:
Drawer...
Fernleihe:Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste
Published: Brill 2022
In: Muqarnas
Year: 2022, Volume: 39, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-21
Further subjects:B shared terminology between looms
B ḥisba manuals
B transfer of craft knowledge between Baghdad and al-Andalus
B Music
B al-Saqati
B loom technology
B lampas weave
B Poetry
B Medieval Islamic textiles
B notation systems
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)