Islamic Tiles
Ceramic tiles have been produced for over a thousand years in the heartlands of the Islamic world, from Iraq in the ninth century to Turkey in the nineteenth. The wealth of designs and colors used to decorate mosques, shrines and palaces later provided inspiration for European artists and designers. This book first explains the various techniques of the craftsmen and then traces the development of tilework, beginning with pre-Islamic tradition, through the major periods and across a wide geographic area. Superb color photographs and informative text make this book a treasure for anyone interested in art and design.
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Islamic Tiles
Ceramic tiles have been produced for over a thousand years in the heartlands of the Islamic world, from Iraq in the ninth century to Turkey in the nineteenth. The wealth of designs and colors used to decorate mosques, shrines and palaces later provided inspiration for European artists and designers. This book first explains the various techniques of the craftsmen and then traces the development of tilework, beginning with pre-Islamic tradition, through the major periods and across a wide geographic area. Superb color photographs and informative text make this book a treasure for anyone interested in art and design.
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Islamic Tiles

Islamic Tiles

by Venetia Porter
Islamic Tiles

Islamic Tiles

by Venetia Porter

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Overview

Ceramic tiles have been produced for over a thousand years in the heartlands of the Islamic world, from Iraq in the ninth century to Turkey in the nineteenth. The wealth of designs and colors used to decorate mosques, shrines and palaces later provided inspiration for European artists and designers. This book first explains the various techniques of the craftsmen and then traces the development of tilework, beginning with pre-Islamic tradition, through the major periods and across a wide geographic area. Superb color photographs and informative text make this book a treasure for anyone interested in art and design.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781566565721
Publisher: Interlink Publishing Group, Incorporated
Publication date: 01/01/2004
Series: Eastern Art Series
Edition description: Revised
Pages: 128
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Venetia Porter has worked on the Islamic collections in the Department of Oriental Antiquities and is now a curator in the Department of Coins & Medals in the British Museum.

Table of Contents

Craftsmen and techniques
"Like the Light of the Sun" - lustre tiles 850-1150
an explosion of tiles - the East, Anatolia and Syria 1100-1400
veils of splendour - Iran and Central Asia 1350-1900
lotus flowers and tulips - Syria and Turkey 1400-1900.
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