Bringing the Holy Land Home: The Crusades, Chertsey Abbey, and the Reconstruction of a Medieval Masterpiece

Where was this produced?

By Christopher Smith '22

The textile was probably made between the 7th and 9th centuries in Constantinople, Egypt, or Syria. These regions were controlled by different powers during the time period in question: see timeline below.  
These three places are thought to be where the textile is from because this textile is high-end and complicated, so the maker must have had access to complicated technology. This technology could have been found at these three locations where the largest textile industries flourished at the time.


 

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