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Paisley ( AFI: [ˈpeɪzli]; in gaelico scozzese: Pàislig, AFI: [ˈpʰaːʃlɪkʲ]) è una città situata nella zona centro-occidentale delle Lowlands scozzesi, nel Regno Unito, circa 7 miglia ad ovest-sud-ovest di Glasgow, a nord delle colline del Gleniffer Braes. È la città più popolosa ed il centro amministrativo del Renfrewshire. È attraversata dal fiu...
- Paisley (design)
Il Paisley è un disegno ottenuto raffigurando il boteh o...
- Paisley (design)
Il Paisley è un disegno ottenuto raffigurando il boteh o buta, un motivo vegetale a forma di goccia, di origine persiana.
- Origins
- Islamic Control in South Asia and Spread of The Pattern
- Introduction of Boteh Jegheh to Western Culture
- Modern Use
- Other Languages
- References
- Further Reading
Some design scholars[who?] believe the buta is the convergence of a stylized floral spray and a cypress tree: a Zoroastrian symbol of life and eternity. The "bent" cedar is also a sign of strength and resistance but modesty. The floral motif originated in the Sassanid dynasty, was used later in the Safavid dynasty of Persia (1501–1736), and was a m...
In Persian language, Boteh can be translated to shrub or bush, while in Kashmir it carried the same meaning but was referred to as Buta, or Bu. One of the earliest evidence of the pattern as it relates to Islamic culture has been found at Noh Gumba mosque, in the city of Balkh in Afghanistan, where it is believed that the pattern was included in th...
In the 18th and 19th centuries, the British East India Company introduced Kashmir shawls from India to England and Scotland, where they were extremely fashionable and soon duplicated. The first place in the Western world to imitate the design was the town of Paisley in Scotland, Europe's top producer of textiles at this time. Before being produced ...
The 1960s proved to be a time of great revival for the paisley design in Western culture. Popular culture in the United States developed a sort of fixation on eastern cultures, including many traditionally Indian styles. Paisley was one of them, being worn by the likes of the Beatles; even the guitar company Fender used the design to decorate one o...
The modern French words for paisley are boteh, cachemire ("cashmere"; not capitalized, which would mean "Kashmir, the region") and palme ("palm", which – along with the pine and the cypress – is one of the traditional botanical motifs thought to have influenced the shape of the paisley element as it is now known).[failed verification] In various la...
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1. Dusenbury, Mary M.; Bier, Carol, Flowers, Dragons & Pine Trees: Asian Textiles in the Spencer Museum of Art, 2004, Hudson Hills, ISBN 1555952380, 9781555952389, p. 48 2. Petri, F. Origin of the Book of the Dead Angient Egipt. 1926. June part 2 с 41–45 3. Ashurbeyli, S. [Ашурбейли, С.] "New research on the history of Baku and the Maiden Tower" [«Новые изыскания по истории Баку и Девичьей башни»]. Almanac of Arts [Альманах искусств]. 1972. In Russian. 4. Ashurbeyli, S. [Ашурбейли, С.] "On th...
Irwin, John (1973). The Kashmir Shawl. Victoria and Albert Museum. ISBN 978-0-11-290164-8..Levi-Strauss, Monique (1987). The French Shawls. Dryad. ISBN 978-0-85219-759-2..Reilly, Valerie (1987). The Paisley Pattern: The Official Illustrated History. Glasgow: Richard Drew. ISBN 978-0-87905-317-8..Paisley serves as the administrative centre for the Renfrewshire council area, and is the largest town in the historic county of the same name. It is often cited as "Scotland's largest town" and is the fifth largest settlement in the country, although it does not have city status.
26 dic 2020 · Dall'antica Persia sino a oggi, il paisley dal celebre motivo a goccia ha conquistato il mondo con la sua eleganza inimitabile, diventando un'icona della moda.
Robert Paisley, detto Bob (Hetton-le-Hole, 23 gennaio 1919 – Liverpool, 14 febbraio 1996) è stato un dirigente sportivo, allenatore di calcio e calciatore inglese, di ruolo difensore.
Paisley (UK Parliament constituency) (1832–1983), corresponding to the Scottish town. Paisley Grammar School, in Paisley, Renfrewshire. Paisley Park, a record label owned by the musician Prince; also the name of his estate. Paisley Terrier, a breed of dog, ancestor of the Yorkshire Terrier.
