13-18’TH CENTURY IBERIAN PENINSULA; IMPRESSION OF TURKISH CARPETS ON SPANISH CARPETS
13-18. YÜZYIL İBER YARIMADASI; İSPANYA HALILARINDA TÜRK HALILARININ İZLERİ

Author : Aslı AKSOY
Number of pages : 393-419

Abstract

The invasion of the Iberian peninsula by Muslims is considered to be the beginning of a great carpet weaving industry in Spain. Whilst 10 th century Arabic source materials contain the first data of carpet weaving, no examples could be found before the 14th century in Spain. The first examples having made it down to these days are the early Ottoman carpet imitations and the Mudejar carpets bearing Christian and Jewish symbols with eastern weaving syntheses. The designs of this early period have been woven with a different technique known in Central Asia for centuries which was then embraced and taken over by the Spanish. With the merger of the Christian kingdoms the muslim domination on the peninsula has come to an end and with the Gothic and Renaissance movement the Spanish carpets have seen a transition from geometrical patterns to floral motifs. Carpet samples of this period derived from Turkish and Italian fabric. A degradation in Spanish carpets can be seen at the beginning of the 17th century, the quality and amount of colors has decreased and the knot technique that was thought to be a native attribute has been abandoned, and Turkish motifs such as Uşak, Bergama, Gördes and Symrna have been started to be woven with Turkish knotting. This study explains the impact and differencies of various cultures, especially Anatolian Turkish art on Spanish carpets, the start of carpet weaving in Spain and the stages it went through during progress.

Keywords

İberian peninsula, Spain, Ottoman carpet imitations, Mudejar rugs.

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