Fashion on the Silk Roads, 500–1300

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4 - Fashion on the Silk Roads, 500–1300

from Part I - Multiple Origins of Fashion

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 04 August 2023

Susan Whitfield

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Christopher Breward ,

Beverly Lemire and

Giorgio Riello

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Christopher Breward: Affiliation:
National Museums of Scotland
Beverly Lemire: Affiliation:
University of Alberta
Giorgio Riello: Affiliation:
European University Institute, Florence

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4000 embroidered qabā’s, 4000 ridā’s of silk lined with sable, mink and other furs, 10000 qamīses and ghilālas, 10000 khaftāns, 2000 pair of sirwal of different kinds, 4000 imāmas, 1000 hoods, 1000 capes of different kinds, 5000 kerchiefs of different kinds, 1000 special suits of armour, 50000 ordinary suits of armour, 10000 helmets, 4000 pair of khuff, most lined with sable, mink, and other furs, 4000 pair of jawrab.1

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Information: The Cambridge Global History of Fashion
From Antiquity to the Nineteenth Century
, pp. 78 - 108

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108850353.006 [Opens in a new window]

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Print publication year: 2023

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