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"inscription": "the principal field of geometric laceria forming stars and squares is bordered by a broad composite band (incomplete) consisting of central wide band with knotted Kufic inscription (\"beatitude\"), framed by narrower bands with knotwork, Naskhi inscriptions (\"success and prosperity\") in cartouches and crenallations.",
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"title": "Islamic Gallery 207 Rotation",
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"title": "Al-Andalus: Art from Islamic Spain (Islamic art rotation)",
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"description": "The ability to harmoniously combine intricate designs and varied colors was one of the unparalleled achievements of Islamic art. This silk curtain fragment reveals juxtapositions of large- and small-scaled patterns, woven with bold contrasting colors in bands of varying widths.
Segments of Arabic text have been woven into the design. The repeated phrase good fortune and prosperity is woven in ivory silk in one of the narrow bands. In the wide band at the bottom, Kufic script in yellow silk extends the word beatitude.",
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"citation": "Underhill, Gertrude. \"A Group of Hispano-Moresque Silks.\" The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 15, no. 3 (1928): 68-74.",
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"citation": "Mackie, Louise W. Symbols of Power: Luxury Textiles from Islamic Lands, 7th-21st Century. Cleveland; New Haven: Cleveland Museum of Art; Yale University Press, 2015.",
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"citation": "\"New in the Galleries.\u201d Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine vol. 59, no. 6 (November/December 2019): Back cover.",
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