The Normans in Sicily
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Royal Art and Architecture
'The tiraz workshop was an important vehicle for the spread of figurative repertoires.'
The establishment of the tiraz workshop, a royal atelier for the production of precious artefacts and fabrics near the Royal Palace, was an important vehicle for the spread of figurative repertoires and manufacturing techniques in Islamic culture.
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Pair of inscriptions
Fatimid / Norman
Regional Gallery of Sicily, Abatellis Palace
Palermo, Italy
A pair of elegant inscriptions using naskhi characters in white marble, porphyry and serpentine, thought to originate from the Royal Palace.
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