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== Authority ==
 
== Authority ==
  
* G.S.Brady, G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971  Comment: p. 846
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* G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971  Comment: p. 846
  
* Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, ''Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology'', U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982
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* Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, ''Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology'', U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982
  
* ''Encyclopedia Britannica'', http://www.britannica.com  Comment: "Fustian." Encyclopdia Britannica. 2004.  Encyclopdia Britannica Premium Service.  30 July 2004  .
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* ''Encyclopedia Britannica'', http://www.britannica.com  Comment: "Fustian." Encyclopædia Britannica. 2004.  Encyclopædia Britannica Premium Service.  30 July 2004  .
  
 
* Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com  Comment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fustian (Accessed Nov. 2, 2005)
 
* Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com  Comment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fustian (Accessed Nov. 2, 2005)
  
* Random House, Random House, ''Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language'', Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
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* Random House, ''Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language'', Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
  
 
* ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
 
* ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998

Revision as of 06:26, 24 July 2013

MFA Acc. #: 19.602

Description

A sturdy, short-pile fabric originally made from cotton weft and linen warp using a satin weave. Fustian was popular during the Middle ages and probably orginated in Al-Fustat (Egypt) about 200 CE. It has a smooth twill surface on one side and a short, heavy-napped surface on the other. Fustian is used for sportswear and work clothing and, at one time, was used for covering blankbooks. Since the 19th century, cotton has been used for both the warp and weft.

Synonyms and Related Terms

moleskin; velveteen; corduroy

Authority

  • G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 846
  • Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982
  • Encyclopedia Britannica, http://www.britannica.com Comment: "Fustian." Encyclopædia Britannica. 2004. Encyclopædia Britannica Premium Service. 30 July 2004 .
  • Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
  • The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998

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