[MR] Hey, assisi is NEAR perugia

[Betty Eyer]

Well, then I have a question.  How did brocade get
into Europe? I know a lot about Lampas and it's
variations such as damask, but I thought that brocade
required a jacquard loom which is out of period.  I
sort of intuitively associate brocade with chinese and
french, but I am not sure why. So how did brocade get
into Italy in 13c?

 
--- SNSpies at aol.com wrote:
> I am finding this interesting ... please keep it on
> the list, thanks.
> Ingvild
> 
> You know, I could talk about islamic influence on
> european textiles all day, in fact, I probably have,
> but I am just guessing that you and I are the only
> ones really this interested in the evolution of
> towels, so maybe a more in depth discussion should
> be
> off line. 
> 


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