Islamic Tiles

by Porter, Venetia

• ISBN13: 9781566565721
• ISBN10: 1566565723
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-09-30
• Publisher: Interlink Pub Group Inc

Summary

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.

Author Biography

Venetia Porter is an Assistant Keeper in the Department of Oriental Antiquities in The British Museum.

Table of Contents

Craftsmen and techniques	p. 8
'Like the light of the sun' : lustre tiles 9th-11th centuries	p. 21
An explosion of tiles : Iran, Anatolia and Syria 12th-14th centuries	p. 32
Veils of splendour : Iran and Central Asia 14th-19th centuries	p. 62
Lotus flowers and tulips : Syria and Turkey 15th-19th centuries	p. 92
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