Cambrai
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Cambrai, formerly Cambray and historically in English Camerick or Camericke, is a city in the Nord department and in the Hauts-de-France region of France on the Scheldt river, which is known locally a
The bell tower of the Hôtel de Ville (town hall), where Martin and Martine [fr] mark the hours
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An extract from the Peutinger table showing Camaraco (Cambrai) northeast of Sammarobriva (present-day Amiens)
The belfry of Cambrai, the old bell tower of the Church of Saint Martin, symbol of communal freedoms
Dufay (left) in conversation with Gilles Binchois
Cambric
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Cambric or batiste is a fine dense cloth. It is a lightweight plain-weave fabric, originally from the commune of Cambrai, woven greige, then bleached, piece-dyed, and often glazed or calendered. Initi
Cambrai
…known for its Irish homily. In the Middle Ages, the city grew richer and larger thanks to its weaving industry which produced woollen cloth, linen and cambric. Cambrai, and in particular the drapery, experienced an economic decline from the 15th century. Cambrai then belonged to a commercial hansa of seventeen…
White applique on linen batiste, a type of cambric, with needlepoint fillings
Morning blouse made of cambric
Corsage made of cambric (1898)
A blue chambray fabric, made of a blend of linen and cotton, with blue warp and white filling