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Further Arabic Inscriptions on Textiles (IV)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 March 2011

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The preceding article of this series will be found in the Journal for 1930, page 761. Mr. Elsberg has kindly supplied photographs and descriptions of the following Abbasid and Fatimid pieces in his collection, and Mr. S. Flury has to be thanked for assistance with the readings of the inscriptions:—

No. 1. Collection No. 1749.

Fragment of a garment of glazed linen, counting about fifty warp threads to the inch. The inscription is embroidered in red silk, in a cross stitch. 14½ × 22¼ inches. The inscription is ⅜ inch wide. From the excavations at Fustât.

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Copyright © The Royal Asiatic Society 1931

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References

page 131 note 1 Isṭakh, p. 153.

page 131 note 2 Muqaddasî, p. 442.

page 131 note 3 Isṭakh, p. 153.

page 131 note 4 Muqáddasî, p. 433.

page 131 note 5 Isṭakh, p. 153.

page 131 note 6 Muqaddasî, p. 433.

page 131 note 7 p. 179.