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This fascinating introduction to Islamic art and culture draws on examples from the world famous collections of the V&A. The illuminating and highly accessible text provides an invaluable overview of a complex subject, exploring the cultural significance of objects in different media, from ceramics, miniature painting and textiles to wood-carving and metalwork, while the superb photographs highlight their unique craftsmanship. The arts of Islam, a great and ancient culture, are presented here in all their astonishing richness and diversity, through the V&A's magnificent collections. From the Middle East came the earliest astrological clocks, the finest ceramics and lustreware, the development of calligraphy and Arabic scripts, and the intricate skills of carpet-weaving, among many other profoundly significant cultural developments. This cradle of empires was also a vibrant commercial centre, exporting raw materials, skills and techniques to surrounding lands, and spreading its web of influence from Southern Spain to Northern India. This book skillfully traces the main currents of Islamic art, focusing in detail on some of its great masterpieces and the technical skill that created them. In doing so, it distills a rich and vibrant culture, and will be of lasting value to all those interested in the glories of the Islamic world.

The book tries to introduce the reader in the concepts and measures of color, from a cienfífica and historical perspective. The objective is to reflect on the future of the color and presents/displays the new advances adapted to the new environmental and labor legislations, to the new materials and the new processings of the color.

Selección de obras alcoreñas procedentes del Museo Arqueológico Nacional.

Dalmau, Susanna'Aquest llibre recull les antigues tècniques d'elaboració de la ceràmica com a revestimetn decoratiu. També classificar algunes peces que avui en dia són un aímbol de l'arquitectura tr

Pottery has a long history in India. Over the centuries it has been used for domestic ware, votive pieces and for architecture. Each area of the country is known for its different styles, decorations and ways of making. In this book, the author, not only looks at Indian pottery but also at the communities who make it, their organization, history and philosophy.

Il mosaico e una tecnica dalle origini millenarie e ha trovato le sue espressioni piu compiute arricchendo manufatti artistici di varia natura, rivestendo le superfici di abitazioni, tombe, chiese e palazzi. Il presente volume ripercorre la storia di quest''arte preziosa, frutto di un paziente e raffinatissimo gioco di accostamenti di materiali diversi: descrive la specificita del suo linguaggio formale per approdare a un''analisi puntuale della rinascita del mosaico, a partire dai primi del Novecento fino a oggi. L''ampio apparato iconografico propone un percorso tra passato e futuro che permette di riconoscere le linee di sviluppo del mosaico e di apprezzarne il continuo mutamento in contesti culturali in costante divenire.

This new edition has been thoroughly revised and expanded. The 980 page work now contians more than 3200 keywords and approximately 5800 porcelain maker''s marks. Additional information on everything worth knowing about individual manufactures transforms this guide into an indispensable and practical work of reference.

Completely different from any other book of marks ever published, this dictionary provides the quickest way to identify American, English, and European porcelain. Once a piece is identified, research and experience (the color, texture, weight, and general "feel") tell the rest of the story. The unique index of 5,000 marks, listed by prominent features and with a complete cross-reference, shows at a glancegeographical location of mark, factory or family name of manufacturer, type of ware, method of producing the mark on the object, color of the mark, and date when the mark was used. The authors have included a foreword, bibliography, index of manufacturers, and a reliable guide to the often misunderstood marks of Delft, Sevres, and England 1842-1883.