Synopses & Reviews
Ceramics from the Islamic world have been fully appreciated by western art historians and collectors, as well as the discerning public, since the early 20th century. Since then important finds have enhanced the role of ceramics as a valuable source in charting the evolution of Islamic artistic culture. In this monumental and magnificently illustrated book, Géza Fehérvári presents the history of ceramics in the Islamic world through a wide and comprehensive collection of objects spanning all periods and regions of the Islamic world.
Review
"...This catalog does include some fine and unusual objects that will be of interest to specialists." --
Journal of Islamic Studies
Description
1317365 Includes bibliographical references (p. 361-367) and index.
About the Author
Géza Fehérvári is Emeritus Professor of Islamic Art at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London.
Table of Contents
Preface--Tareq Rajab * Foreword--R.H. Pinder-Wilson * The Pre- and Early Islamic Periods (2nd-8th Century) * The Early Abbasid Period in Iraq, Iran and Central Asia (9th-Early 11th Century) * The Fatimid Period in Egypt and North Africa (Late 10th-12th Century) * Iranian
Sgraffiato (11th-Early 13th Century) * The "Seljuq" Period of Iran (11th-Early 13th Century) * Glazed Lamps and Lanterns (10th-13th Century) * Glazed Ceramics of Afghanistan (11th-14th Century) * Ayyubid Ceramics of Syria (12th-mid 13th Century) * Unglazed Ceramics of the Early Islamic Period * The Ilkhanid and Timurid Periods in Iran and Central Asia (late 13th-Early 16th Century) * Mamluk Ceramics of Syria and Egypt (Late 13th-Early 16th Century) * Hispano-Moresque Ceramics of Spain (15th-18th Century) * Safavid and Qajar Ceramics (16th-19th Century) * Ceramics of Ottoman Turkey (16th-19th Century) * Moroccan Ceramics (18th-19th Century) * Moulds, Matrix, Dies and Casts