Silk with Dogs and Arabic Script in Swaying Bands

1370–1400 Mounted: 46.4 x 69.2 cm (18 1/4 x 27 1/4 in.) Source image
https://clevelandart.org/art/1919.17

Arabic script was included in many Italian silk patterns during the 1300s and early 1400s. Usually a few unintelligible but decorative Arabic letters were repeated in the design, but here, the pseudo-Arabic script is prominently displayed in the scalloped bands that support tr...

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