TAPROBANA .
They called it the worlds navel. It occupies a specific mythological position in classical cosmography, the island beyond which lies nothing mapped, nothing known, nothing nameable. The geography of the sublime.The place of maximum vitality.
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1450
90 × 90 CM · 100% MULBERRY SILK · 16 OUNCE · HAND-ROLLED EDGE
In 1450, Fra Mauro, a monk who never once left his monastery, created the most detailed map of the known world. This scarf is for those who carry that same spirit; the audacity to imagine worlds beyond your own walls.
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‘YOU MAY ASK WHY IT TAKES 50 DAYS TO MAKE A SINGLE PIECE? I REPLY IT IS DESTINED TO OUTLAST YOU BY 50 YEARS AT LEAST ‘
Sigillum Taprobana, c. Antiqua
90 × 90 CM · 100% MULBERRY SILK · 16 OUNCE · HAND-ROLLED EDGE
There is an island so ancient, so abundant, that the world’s greatest civilisations couldn’t stop writing about it. The caduceus commands the centre, the ancient symbol of commerce, exchange, and the delicate art of getting what you want.
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