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VELVET , a silken textile fabric having a See also:short dense piled See also:surface. In all See also:probability the See also:art of velvet-See also:weaving originated in the Far See also:East; and it is not till about the beginning of the 14th See also:century that we find any mention of the textile. The See also:peculiar properties of velvet, the splendid yet softened See also:depth of dye-See also:colour it exhibited, at once marked it out as a See also:fit material for ecclesiastical See also:vestments, royal and See also:state See also:robes, and sumptuous hangings; and the most magnificent textures of See also:Medieval times were See also:Italian velvets. These were in many ways most effectively treated for ornamentation, such as by varying the colour of the See also:pile, by producing pile of different lengths (pile upon pile, or See also:double pile), and by brocading with See also:plain See also:silk, with uncut pile or with a ground of See also:gold See also:tissue, &c. The earliest See also:sources of See also:European See also:artistic velvets were See also:Lucca, See also:Genoa, See also:Florence and See also:Venice, and Genoa continues to send out See also:rich velvet textures. Somewhat later the art was taken up by Flemish weavers, and in the 16th century See also:Bruges attained a reputation for velvets not inferior to that of the See also:great Italian cities. End of Article: VELVETAdditional information and CommentsThere are no comments yet for this article.
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