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Ceramics from Islamic Lands
Oliver Watson
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Description for Ceramics from Islamic Lands
Paperback. Presents a comprehensive history of ceramics from Islamic lands. This book provides a whole framework for the understanding and study of Islamic ceramics. It is of great interest to the general reader, as well as being a useful reference work for students and specialists. Num Pages: 512 pages, 921 colour illus. BIC Classification: 1QFM; AFPC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 276 x 219 x 61. Weight in Grams: 2410.
In this richly illustrated volume, Oliver Watson presents a comprehensive history of ceramics from Islamic lands. Clear and informative essays examine the art, archaeology and collecting of Islamic pottery, ceramic families and technical traditions, and Islamic pottery over five centuries. This is an important book that provides a whole new framework for the understanding and study of Islamic ceramics, and will be of great interest to the general reader as well as being an invaluable reference work for the student and specialist.
In this richly illustrated volume, Oliver Watson presents a comprehensive history of ceramics from Islamic lands. Clear and informative essays examine the art, archaeology and collecting of Islamic pottery, ceramic families and technical traditions, and Islamic pottery over five centuries. This is an important book that provides a whole new framework for the understanding and study of Islamic ceramics, and will be of great interest to the general reader as well as being an invaluable reference work for the student and specialist.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The al-Sabah Collection
Condition
New
Number of Pages
512
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780500976340
SKU
9780500976340
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About Oliver Watson
Dr Oliver Watson is an expert on Islamic pottery on which he has written extensively. Formerly Chief Curator of the Department of Ceramics and Glass at the Victoria and Albert Museum, he is currently Chief Curator at the Museum of Islamic Art in Doha, Qatar.
Reviews for Ceramics from Islamic Lands
'Provides a new framework for the understanding of Islamic ceramics … a definitive work' - Antiques Magazine