Kilims and the antiquity of textile design

Author

Karlsson, Lars

Document type

Article (livre)

Language

English

Book title

Ultra terminum vagari : scritti in onore di Carl Nylander

Author (monograph)

Magnusson, Börje (Editor, Collective Author); Renzetti, Stefania (Editor, Collective Author); Vian, Paolo (Editor, Collective Author); Voicu, Sever J. (Editor, Collective Author); Esch, Arnold (Collective Author)

Source

Ultra terminum vagari : scritti in onore di Carl Nylander. 1997, 143-148, 4 ill.

Publisher

Quasar, Roma (ita)

Publication country

Italy

Abstract (en)

On the survival of archaic geometrical patterns on flatwoven tapestry textiles (kilims) from the Caucasus region. Observes that Medieval Scandinavian textiles (10th-13th cs.) have motifs that strongly parallel those of the kilims, and suggests that kilims were brought to Scandanavia by Swedish Vikings engaged in warfare (10th c.) in the Middle East. The Scandinavians then adapted the geometrical patterns for their textiles.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 300-1400 -- Decorative arts -- Textiles and costume -- Sweden
• Sweden
• Textiles
• Pattern
• 900-1300
• Influence
• Kilims
• Caucasus

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 300-1400 -- Arts décoratifs -- Textiles et costume -- Suède
• Suède
• Textiles
• Motif
• 900-1300
• Influence
• Kilim
• Caucase

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19990401-00206028

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