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Part One: The “Elements” of Sciences and Crafts

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2022

Carol Bier  and
Elaheh Kheirandish
Carol Bier*
Affiliation:
The Textile Museum, Washington, DC, USA
Elaheh Kheirandish*
Affiliation:
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA
*
E-mail: cbier@textilemuseum.org
E-mail: kheirandish@fas.harvard.edu
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Iranian Studies , Volume 41 , Issue 4: Sciences, Crafts, and the Production of Knowledge: Iran and Eastern Islamic Lands (ca. 184–1153 AH/800–1740 CE) , September 2008 , pp. 437 - 439
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