Textrinum antiquorum : an account of the art of weaving among the ancients ... (1843)
Yates, James, 1789-1871 · London : Taylor and Walton · leaf 425
ca Arabico-Hispana Escurialensis, tom. 1. p- 235. This MS. was probably brought from Egypt, or the East. It has a date corresponding to A.D. 1100, and is of linen paper according to Casiri, who calls it “ Chartaceus.” *Codices chartacei,” 7.e. MSS. on linen paper, as old as the thirteenth century,… … by them 17 may be counted in the space * Gibbon says (vol. v. p. 295, 4to edition), “ The inestimable art of transforming linen into paper has been diffused from the manufacture of Samarcand over the Western world.” This assertion seems to me entirely destitute of foundation. πὴ Ὁ τς
Weaving · Textile industry · Textile fibers · Textile fabrics, Ancient
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