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der Gobelin (-s) tapestry, Gobelin (fabric)
Der Begriff „Gobelin“ leitet sich vom Namen der Familie Gobelin ab, die Anfang 1400 in Faubourg Saint-Marcel, bei Paris eine Scharlachfärberei besaß.
The term “Gobelin” (tapestry) is derived from the name of the Gobelin family, which owned a scarlet dye works in Faubourg Saint-Marcel near Paris in the early 1400s.
Related: der Bildteppich tapestry, die Tapisserie tapestry (making), der Wandteppich tapestry
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