[MR] period games

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And we think games like Twister are modern ...
 
"... no Islamic carpets have survived that were woven prior to Seljuq  
[1037-1307] times.  Before then, literary references to carpets tend to be  about 
curiosities -- such as the Carpet of Mirth, whose designs formed the basis  for 
a game in which Abbasid [750-1258] courtiers were directed to strike curious  
postures ..."  page 161
 
(Irwin, Robert.  "Islamic Art in Context: Art, Architecture, and the  
Literary World".  New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1997.)
 
Nancy / Ingvild
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