Mühlemann, Corinne (19 February 2020). What was made in the city of Baghdad? Allusions of ‘Baghdad Silks’ in al- Andalus (Unpublished). In: Silsila Lecture Series: Far West: Arts of the Maghreb. New York University, Silsila: Center for Material Histories. 19.02.2020.
A small Arabic inscription on a silk fragment produced in Al-Andalus (probably in Almeria) before 1109 attempts to delude its reader by saying that it was made in the city of Baghdad. This textile fragment known as the Baghdad silk (now preserved in the Boston Museum of Fine Arts), is woven in a new technique – the lampas weave – that reached al-Andalus at the beginning of the twelfth century. Together with another fragment at the Colegiata de San Isidoro at Leon this lecture will analyze modalities in the transferring of textile knowledge between Baghdad and al-Andalus.
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06 Faculty of Humanities > Department of Art and Cultural Studies > Institute of Art History 06 Faculty of Humanities > Department of Art and Cultural Studies > Institute of Art History > History of Textiles |
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Mühlemann, Corinne |
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700 Arts 100 Philosophy 900 History |
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English |
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Janina Miguela Aleta Ammon |
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28 Mar 2024 16:42 |
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28 Mar 2024 16:42 |
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https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/194733 |
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