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Ceramica y Cultura
Robin Farwell . Ed(S): Gavin
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Description for Ceramica y Cultura
Paperback. By examining both historic and contemporary examples, the editors move discussion of the enameled earthenware known as mayA3lica beyond its stylistic merits in order to understand it in historic and cultural context. It places the ceramics in history and daily life, illustrating their place in trade and economics. Editor(s): Gavin, Robin Farwell; etc. Num Pages: 356 pages, colour photos. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1KLCM; ACB; WFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 215 x 32. Weight in Grams: 686.
Brought to Spain in the thirteenth century by Islamic artisans, the enamelled earthenware known as mayolica is decorated with a lead glaze to which tin oxide is added to create an opaque white surface. By the fifteenth century, several areas in Spain were well known throughout Europe for the quality of these ceramics, and with Spain's expansion into the New World the mayolica tradition came into Mexico. There it underwent further changes, notably the use of indigenous design motifs and patterns inspired by Chinese porcelain. Over the next three centuries, the potters of New Spain produced ceramics characterised by a ... Read more
Brought to Spain in the thirteenth century by Islamic artisans, the enamelled earthenware known as mayolica is decorated with a lead glaze to which tin oxide is added to create an opaque white surface. By the fifteenth century, several areas in Spain were well known throughout Europe for the quality of these ceramics, and with Spain's expansion into the New World the mayolica tradition came into Mexico. There it underwent further changes, notably the use of indigenous design motifs and patterns inspired by Chinese porcelain. Over the next three centuries, the potters of New Spain produced ceramics characterised by a ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press United States
Number of pages
356
Condition
New
Number of Pages
356
Place of Publication
Albuquerque, NM, United States
ISBN
9780826331021
SKU
V9780826331021
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Reviews for Ceramica y Cultura
Listed in Spain's 'Ceramica' magazine (Summer 2004).