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Rugs and carpets had been brought back from the East by the crusaders

• 2022-12-09
• VS Designo

Knowledge of Gothic interiors derives from illuminated manuscripts and panel paintings from the few surviving objets d’art. Much use was made of textiles for covering walls, especially tapestries; the principal medieval centers of tapestry manufacture were Paris and Arras (see the article tapestry). European courts at this time were very mobile and moved from place to place: tapestries were remarkably versatile, for they could be taken down and rehung elsewhere.

They were employed to partition rooms and were sometimes suspended under a high roof to act as a ceiling. Rugs and carpets had been brought back from the East by the crusaders and were at first employed as a covering for a divan or, in the case of the finer varieties, as bed and table coverings. The carpet for the floor was introduced comparatively late. Weavers of Saracen origin had settled in Sicily and on the Italian mainland, and they produced all kinds of rich fabrics, such as silk and velvet. Interior Designer In Chandkheda is very well known for this.