[MR] Hey, assisi is NEAR perugia

[Betty Eyer]

Ok, so the common use of the words "perugia towel" is
for late period woven towels.  My bad. 

That does not make the essence of what I was saying
false.  Italian towels with borders using stylized and
commonly repeated decorative motifs were based on
Arabic embroidered trade wares and the early copies
were, indeed, embroidered.  The style evolved from a
slavish repetition of the originals (from the islamic
occupation of Sicily through about 1300 when trade
lines were disrupted).  Over time the Italians
developed their own styles and motifs, although some
of the original elements were maintained, and they
eventually became dominant in the market as economic
and political issues caused the islamic countries to
go into a trade slump.  Loto doco for all that, my
last university class was basically about the
influence of MidEast styles on development of European
trade textiles.  If you are interested, contact me off
list and I will hook you up. 

Just so you know I am not smokin' something...check
this out:
http://elizabethangeek.com/katrowberd/projects/1997-assisi-towel/

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