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Textiles > Samite

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Samite  

Definition

  • e:Rich, lustrous fabric with a six thread warp; uses gold or silver threads in the design; Middle Ages; used for robes of state, vestments, decorative fabrics; still used today [Linton] | f:Etoffe orientale conposée de six fils de toute couleurs, demi-satin formé d'une chaîne de soie soutenue par une trame de fil [Robert]

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Notation

  • 111275

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-QFZMR2GP-4

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