Baghdad: Gilded Cloth Makers

Date: 980-81

In his al-Risāla al-Baghdādiyya, al-Tawhidi (d. 1023) refers to the tailors who made clothing covered with Moroccan gold. See also: Carpet Maker; Cushion Maker; Embroiderer.

Citation: Al-Tawhidi, ʿAli ibn Muhammad Abu Hayyan. Al-Risāla al-Baghdādiyya, ed. Abbud Shalji (Cologne: Dar al-Jamal, 1997), p. 134.

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