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Tuesday, 14 July 2015 14:20
Cyprian Embroidery
Cyprus is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea and lies just south of Turkey. It has a long tradition of decorative needlework, in particular redwork and whitework. For centuries the island has been part of an intensive maritime network that linked the whole of the Mediterranean world together.
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(Pre-) Modern Middle East and North Africa