A manuscript of the one thousand and one nights cc by sa 3 0 still the history of magic carpets may be traced back to an earlier point in time.
Arabian nights magic carpet.
14 count 52 43x111 94cm 20 64 x.
There are at least two versions of the tale of king solomon and his magic carpet.
In our story below taken from the collection of tales the magic carpet of tangu also known as prince houssain s carpet is a seemingly innocent persian carpet which turns out to have a.
It seems that king solomon of israel is the earliest known historical figure to be associated with magic carpets.
Here is flying carpet from arabian nights on the super nintendo.
The magic carpet or flying carpet as it s often known in the west was brought to western audiences through the stories of 1001 arabian nights.
One of the stories in the one thousand and one nights relates how prince husain the eldest son of sultan of the indies travels to bisnagar vijayanagara in india and buys a magic carpet.
This carpet is described as follows.
289 x 617 stitches colors 17 dmc design size depending upon cross stitch fabric selection by stitcher.