It has, just now, been pointed out to me that red cotton was known in
natolia; that would then beg the question about its importation into Egypt in
he 12th-century. Did Egypt actually import cotton? It is possible that
he same conditions that produced the Anatolian red cotton occurred in
gypt.
I plan to get the book I cited at some point--it is in my University Library;
however, the "Islamic Textiles" reference seems more promising for this
particular question. As Anatolia and Egypt were both part of the Ottoman
Empire, it doesn't seem so far-fetched that there might have been movement of
cotton from one part to the other, or, as you suggest, the same sort of
conditions might have prevailed in Egypt. If I find out anything more, I'll be
sure to post it.
Ann Wass
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Wikipedia has its interest, but is not the be-all and end-all of
eferences. There are other articles on the net that say it was also
sed in the Middle East. . . . You might want to do more research on
olored cotton, not necessarily on the net.
hank you, Fran, I am very aware of the limitations of Wikipedia. I also
id a huge amount of research on early cotton for Stephen Yafa for his
ook, "Big Cotton", and found nothing, at the time, on red cotton being used in
Egypt.
t has, just now, been pointed out to me that red cotton was known in
natolia; that would then beg the question about its importation into Egypt in
he 12th-century. Did Egypt actually import cotton? It is possible that
he same conditions that produced the Anatolian red cotton occurred in
gypt.
ancy
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relate Studio
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