Qarqub: Brocade Makers

Date: mid-twelfth century

In his Nuzhat al-mushtāq fi ikhtirāq al-afāq, al-Idrisi (d. 1164) refers to a brocade called al-qurqubi, also known as al-khurd. This was made with gold threads. See also: Weaver; Tailor; Embroiderer.

Citation: Al-Idrisi, Abu ʿAbd Allah Muhammad ibn Muhammad al-Sharif. Kitāb Nuzhat al-mushtāq fi-ikhtirāq al-afāq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyeh, 2002), pp. 396-97.

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