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control of cloth manufacture

  • Al-Ḥākim Mosque
    In Islamic arts: Visual arts

    …complicated institution known as the ṭirāz. Major events were at times celebrated by being depicted on silks. Many texts have been identified that describe the hundreds of different kinds of textiles that existed. Because textiles could easily be moved, they became a vehicle for the transmission of artistic themes within…

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