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Cloth of Aresta


Identification code: 300389666



Alternative term/s

  • Aresta
  • Aresta, cloth of
  • cloth of Aresta
  • cloth of aresta
  • Cloths of Aresta

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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.

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