I have a very interesting little book about the social history of striped cloth, which touches on something similar in the early chapters. Apologies, I can't recall exactly what it said. It's quite inexpensive, so it might be helpful.
The Devil's Cloth: A History of Stripes http://www.amazon.com/Devils-Cloth-History-Stripes/dp/0743453263/ -Laura On Sat, Dec 11, 2010 at 11:00 AM, <h-costume-requ...@indra.com> wrote: > Date: Sat, 11 Dec 2010 13:44:52 EST > From: snsp...@aol.com > To: h-cost...@indra.com > Subject: [h-cost] white and red cotton > Message-ID: <12be88.5472817c.3a352...@aol.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > In "The Book of the Islamic Market Inspector" (Oxford University Press, > 1999), written in 12th-century Cairo by al-Shayzari, he says: > > "You must not mix new cotton with old nor red cotton with white." p. 89 > > What does he mean by "red cotton"? > > Thank you. > Nancy > > Nancy Spies > Arelate Studio > _www.nancyspies.blogspot.com_ (http://nancyspies.blogspot.com/) > _www.weavershand.com/ArelateStudio.html_ > (http://www.weavershand.com/ArelateStudio.html) _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
