Editing Damask (section)

===Damask in Europe ===
The word ''damask'' first appeared in a Western European language in mid-14th century French records.<ref>[http://www.cnrtl.fr/definition/damas "Damas"] etymology (in French). ''www.cnrtl.fr'' accessed 2 March 2021</ref> Shortly after its appearance in French language, damasks were being woven on [[Loom|draw looms]] in Italy. From the 14th to 16th century, most damasks were woven in one colour with a glossy warp-faced satin pattern against a duller ground. Two-colour damasks had contrasting colour [[Warp and woof|warps and wefts]], and polychrome damasks added gold and other metallic threads or additional colours as supplemental [[brocade|brocading]] wefts. Medieval damasks were usually woven in silk, but weavers also produced [[wool]] and linen damasks.<ref name="Monnas1">Monnas, Lisa. ''Merchants, Princes and Painters: Silk Fabrics in Italian and Northern Paintings 1300–1550''. New Haven, Yale University Press, 2008, pp. 295–299</ref>