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"citation": "Schorta, Regula. \"The so-called 'Palermo bands' and their technique.\" In Crafting Textiles: Tablet Weaving, Sprang, Lace and Other Techniques from the Bronze Age to the Early 17th Century. ed. Frances Pritchard, 2021.",
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