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What were ancient roman canvas made of?

Updated: 8/19/2019
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The Romans made cloth from hemp , cotton and flax threads, which makes linen. All three have been used to make canvas across history. The word canvas is derived from the Latin word for made from hemp. So it can be assumed they primarily used hemp weave.

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