Book Size: 6" x 9"

Pages: 128

Format: Paperback

ISBN: 9781566565721

Series: Eastern Art Series

Imprint: Interlink Books

Edition: 2

Illustrations: color and b&w illus.

Release date: 2004

Category:

Islamic Tiles

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$ 19.95

About this book

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.

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About the author

Venetia Porter has worked on the Islamic collections in the Department of Oriental Antiquities and is now a curator in the Department of Coins & Medals in the British Museum.

Additional information

Author

Porter, Venetia

Cover Type
test
Edition

2

Inprint

Interlink Books

Pages

128

Type

PB

Illustrations

color and b&w illus.

Release date

2004

Author Home

UK

Format

6" x 9"