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Textile fragment with medallions and kufic inscription

Glossary

kufic

  • kufic

    A term denoting various styles of angular Arabic script. Emerged in the early centuries of Islam, kufic soon became the preferred hand to copy holy texts.

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    • currently in research collection

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Publications online

  • The Newberry Collection of Islamic Embroideries by Ruth Barnes and Marianne Ellis

    The Newberry Collection of Islamic Embroideries

    Two rows of linked hexagon-shaped medallions, each containing an ornamental kufic inscription. The medallions are defined by an outline of blue silk stitches, while the background is filled with brown stitches. The kufic script is defined by the ground fabric left unembroidered.

    The embroidery was made as a band, possibly with a selvedge. The edges are oversewn with embroidery thread. The letters of the inscription are readable, but do not combine to give a meaning. They are paired as mirror images to create a pattern.

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