Yazar
Unknown
Basım Yeri
Spain (made) -
Konu
Textiles Islam
Tür
Diğer
Dil
Belirlenmemiş dil
Dijital
Evet
Yazma
Hayır
Fiziksel Boyutlar
Length: 78cm, Height: 47cm, Weight: 2.8kg
Kütüphane
Victoria and Albert Museum
Demirbaş Numarası
830-1894
Kayıt Numarası
830-1894
Lokasyon
Middle East Section
Notlar
The weaver of this silk from Muslim Spain has accurately reproduced the flowing lines of an inscription in Arabic, a task requiring enormous care. The phrase âGlory to our lord the sultanâ has been repeated within the widest band in the design, creating the illusion of a long frieze of calligraphy.
Örnek Metin
TranslationGlory to our lord the sultan, Transliteration,
Tarihsel bağlam
Samples of coloured threads from this object have been taken and are being analysed as part of a collaboration between the V&A and the Spanish Research project "Caracterización de als producciones textiles de la Antigüedad TardÃa y Edad Media temprana: tejidos coptos, sasánidas, bizantinos e hispanomusulmanes en las colecciones públicas españolas" ("Characterization of Late Antique and Early Medieval textile production: Coptic, Sasanian, Byzantine and Spanish Muslim textiles in Spanish national collections") (HAR2008-04161) directed by Dr Laura RodrÃguez Peinado, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Dpt. de Historia del Arte I (Medieval).
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Silk and metal-wrapped thread in lampas weave
Fiziksel açıklama
Striped silk lampas textile with alternating bands of calligraphy and floral design. Woven with parallel bands alternatively decorated with repetitions of the Arabic inscription "Glory to our Lord the Sultan", in yellow on a red ground and with arabesque designs in yellow, red and white on a blue ground. These bands are separated from one another by narrow borders of interlaced ornament in red on a white ground.
Üslup
Nasrid Islamic Spain Hispano-Moresque