How Did Byzantines Weave? A Synthesis of Textual, Pictorial, Ethnographic, and Archaeological Evidence

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  • Gang Wu Koç University’s Research Center for Anatolian Civilizations (ANAMED)

Abstract

The combined evidence shows that Byzantine weavers normally employed a simple two-bar vertical loom with various accessories, and that this was sufficient for various materials, sizes, and qualities.

Author Biography

Gang Wu, Koç University’s Research Center for Anatolian Civilizations (ANAMED)

Postdoc research fellow at Koç University’s Research Center for Anatolian Civilizations (ANAMED)

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2021-08-02

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