Acca cloth
Acca cloth was an ornamental silk cloth decorated with gold threads. It was a fabric of the fourteenth century. Acca was named after the city Acre in Israel. The material was in use for royal applications and church vestments.[1][2][3][4]
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Rock, Daniel (1876). Textile Fabrics. Committee of Council on Education. p. 70.
- ^ Fairchild's dictionary of textiles. New York, Fairchild Publications. 1959. p. 4.
- ^ Rock, Daniel (1870). South Kensington Museum. Textile Fabrics; a Descriptive Catalogue of the Collection of Church Vestments, Dresses, (etc.) Forming Stat Section of the Museum. Chapman. pp. LXXXIII.
- ^ Hill, Georgiana (1893). A History of English Dress from the Saxon Period to the Present Day. R. Bentley. p. 101.
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