Catalog of the Elsberg Collection of Egypto-Arabic Embroideries of the Mediaeval Period
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A catalogue of sixteen medieval Egypto-Arabic textile fragments in the Elsberg Collection, published in the Bulletin of the Needle and Bobbin Club. Each entry describes a fragment's technique (tapestry borders on wool gauze, silk or wool embroidery on linen), design, inscriptions, stitches, dating (9th to 13th century), find place (Fayoum or Fostat) and size. Entries compare pieces with the Kühnel and Kendrick catalogues and note Sassanian and Eastern influences. Many pages are photographic plates and stitch details.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1928
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 22
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