Royal Ontario Museum

Lisa Golombek

Robert B. Mason

Gauvin A. Bailey

A New Approach to Chinoiserie Ceramics of Fifteenth-and Sixteenth-century Iran

Tamerlane's Tableware

"The glazed ceramics produced in the Islamic world are of tremendous importance to the fields of art history, archaeology, and the history of technology. Unfortunately, their study has been beset by three major problems. Firstly, problems existed with the chronological and typological ordering of the various types, particularly in the relationship between different regions. Secondly, debilitating problems existed regarding the identification of centres of production for these wares. Although there is some documentary and archaeological evidence, it has not been enough in the overwhelming majority of cases to link ceramic types to particular centres with any certainty. Thirdly, technical studies of these wares have previously focused on a few types, while most important technological questions have gone unanswered. Such questions include the origins of tin-opacified glazes, stonepaste bodies, underglaze painting, and other techniques." "This study is aimed at approaching these three problems, focusing on the period from the beginning of the Islamic period, up until about 1250. Three chief methodologies have been used. Standard archaeological approaches to pottery classification are used to create a seriated ceramic typology, including study of forms and motif assemblages."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Lustre-painted and Associated Pottery from the Medieval Middle East

Shine Like the Sun

Patricia Proctor

Eileen Reilly

In Persian Pottery in the First Global Age: the Sixteenth and Seventeeth Centuries the authors, L. Golombek, R. B. Mason, P. Proctor, and E. Reilly, challenge the commonly accepted narrative regarding Safavid pottery workshops and chronology and relate changes to historical context.

The Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries

Persian Pottery in the First Global Age

Robert B. Mason

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