jenjenwren:Magic Through The Ages- O t t o m a n E m p i r eThe Ottoman Empire boasts some of the
jenjenwren:Magic Through The Ages- O t t o m a n E m p i r eThe Ottoman Empire boasts some of the most complete written magical records from the 16th and 17th century anywhere in the world. Performance magic was a particular speciality of witches and wizards during the Empire, and what is believed to have been the first enchanted chess set also dates from that era. Magical ottoman silks, enchanted so that the patterns moved and changed, were in high demand through the known world along with the more traditional exports of magical instruments and flying carpets. -- source link