Rosamond E. Mack is an art historian living in Washington, D.C. She is best known for her book Bazaar to Piazza: Islamic Trade and Italian Art, 1300–1600 (University of California Press, 2002).
Few survive, some just in fragments: In the 15th century, the Mamluk sultan in Cairo built up the city’s carpet workshops. The large masterpieces they produced soon graced palaces—notably in Italy and Spain.
