Glazed Ceramics of the Islamic World 7001600 Ce

Of all the material culture of the Islamic World prior to the sixteenth century, only ceramics survive in a way which forms a continuous representative visual history. As such, ceramics provide a unique collection of material from which to study the history of technology. The main technological developments associated with glazed Islamic ceramics were the introduction of tin-opacified glazes, stonepaste bodies, and an extended range of colorants. For each of these developments, consideration is given to the reasons why new technologies were introduced, from where the ideas for the new technologies originated, and why particular technological choices were made. In addition, brief consideration is given both to the very different glaze technologies employed in contemporary China, and to the subsequent spread of the glazed Islamic technology into Western Europe.

List of contents

1. Introduction; 2. Technological Innovations; 3. Eastern Mediterranean and Southern Mesopotamia; 4. Egypt and Syria; 5. Iran and the Greater Iran; 6. Anatolia; 7. The Introduction of Islamic Ceramic Technology into Christian Europe; 8. Conclusions.

Product details

• Authors: Moujan Matin, Moujan (University of Toronto) Tite Matin, Michael Tite
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2025
• EAN: 9781009582902
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0958290-2
• No. of pages: 100
• Series: Elements in Archaeological Perspectives on Materials and Technologies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Pre and early history; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Islam, Ceramic arts, pottery, glass, Pottery, ceramics & glass crafts, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, Archaeology, c 1000 CE to c 1500, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, History of engineering and technology, Ancient History, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, History of engineering & technology, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, c 1500 to c 1600, C 1600 To C 1700, C 500 CE To C 1000 CE, Pottery, ceramics and glass crafts, 10th century, c 900 to c 999, Ceramics, mosaic and glass: artworks, 9th century, c 800 to c 899, 8th century, c 700 to c 799