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Safavid Carpet Weaving: The Persian Silk Road Masterpiece
This episode of Fexingo History dives into the Safavid Empire's legendary carpet industry, focusing on the reign of Shah Tahmasp I and Shah Abbas I. Lucas and Luna explore how royal workshops in Isfahan, Tabriz, and Kashan produced masterpieces like the Ardabil Carpet (dated 1539-40, now in the Victoria and Albert Museum). They discuss the role of court designers such as Ghiyas al-Din Jami, the use of silk and wool, the symbolism of garden and hunting scenes, and how the carpets became diplomatic gifts to European courts, including the Medici and the Habsburgs. The conversation also touches…
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