Yazar
Unknown
Basım Tarihi
900
Basım Yeri
Germany (used) -
Konu
Textiles
Tür
Diğer
Dil
Belirlenmemiş dil
Dijital
Evet
Yazma
Hayır
Fiziksel Boyutlar
Height: 148mm, Width: 70mm
Kütüphane
Victoria and Albert Museum
Demirbaş Numarası
8243-1863
Kayıt Numarası
8243-1863
Lokasyon
Middle East Section
Tarih
900
Notlar
A fragment of compound twill, woven silk. Probably from Aachen Cathedral, Germany, ca. AD800-1000. Thin black lines create geometric and floral patterns on a purple background. Samite (woven silk) was thought to originate from Persia under Sassanian rule (AD224-651). It was commonly decorated with pairs of animals and birds and set in pearled lotus roundels. It is often found in Western burials, within church possessions and along the Silk Road. Byzantine weaving workshops took on the samite technique to make it an essential weave of the period. It was a luxury textile of the Middle Ages brought to Europe when the Crusades opened up direct contact with the East. It was forbidden to the middle classes of France under the sumptuary rules c. 1470.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Woven silk Silk (Textile) Weaving
Fiziksel açıklama
A fragment of compound twill, woven silk. Thin black lines create geometric and floral patterns on a purple background. The piece is frayed along one side and has holes.
