Cloth of Aresta

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Scope note
Medieval Mudéjar textile type, a two sided non-reversible silk fabric with a herringbone twill ground with patterned motifs such as lozenge shapes, fleurs-de-lis, or lions. It is a complex silk weave with one warp system and two equal weft systems. Cloth of Aresta is preserved in many European churches as well as Las Huelgas, Burgos.
Cloth of Aresta
Accepted term: 06-May-2024