Islamic Ceramics
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The books in this series aim to bring to a wide public the chief glories of the rich and varied collections of fine and decorative art in the Ashmolean Museum. Each volume takes a topic or field in which the Museum's holdings are internationally renowned and provides an introduction for the general reader and a compact guide for the expert. This is a survey of Islamic ceramics from ninth-century lustre-ware, 16th- and 17th-century blue and white to 17th-century "Gombroon Ware". The pieces illustrated are mainly from Turkey and Iran.
Author: James W. Allan
Format: Paperback, 80 pages, 150mm x 210mm, 230 g
Published: 1991, Ashmolean Museum, United Kingdom
Genre: Fine Arts / Art History
The books in this series aim to bring to a wide public the chief glories of the rich and varied collections of fine and decorative art in the Ashmolean Museum. Each volume takes a topic or field in which the Museum's holdings are internationally renowned and provides an introduction for the general reader and a compact guide for the expert. This is a survey of Islamic ceramics from ninth-century lustre-ware, 16th- and 17th-century blue and white to 17th-century "Gombroon Ware". The pieces illustrated are mainly from Turkey and Iran.