[MR] Hey, assisi is NEAR perugia

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What I can tell you off the top of my head is that weavers were brocading on 
tabletwoven bands by the late 5th/early 6th century C.E. in northwestern 
Europe.  I can not speak about loom-woven fabrics as readily.  Alianora??

Ingvild
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?


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