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16 November 2005

Medieval Cloth Trade in Flanders & Artois

http://www.theotherside.co.uk/tm-heritage/background/medieval-wool.htm

"The cloth towns of Flanders - Bruges, Lille, Bergues, and Arras in Artois - were closely linked with England by the trade in raw wool. The damp island to the north produced excellent fine wool, but lacked the skilled craftsmen to make the finest quality cloth."



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