Islamic Ceramics Luristan Bronzes Collection Of Fine Arts Gallery Of San Diego

Author : Pierre Siméon
Publisher : Dr Ludwig Reichert
ISBN 13 : 9783954903870
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (38 download)

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Download or read book From Ordinary to Luxury written by Pierre Siméon and published by Dr Ludwig Reichert. This book was released on 2020 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 188 pieces of glazed and unglazed pottery from The University Museum of Islamic Art are studied and grouped into categories of surface treatment. The collection?s asset is its wide range of medieval material, geographically spreading from Iran through the today Central Asian republics as far as Afghanistan. 0The chapters are preceded by a short introduction by the category treated and, if the material allows, completed by a thorough discussion and analysis of the group. As such, the spheroconical vessels for example are comprehensively treated including a discussion of the archaeological and textual sources that for the first time allow a convincing interpretation of this particular group. 0As far as possible attributions, comparisons and references also to unknown collections and finds even from remote sites top off the entry of each object and make it available for further study. To make the study complete, each object is described and thoroughly documented with a profile drawing and several colour photographs. Furthermore, the integration of the relevant bibliography including the Russian works that are inaccessible for most of the readers, but essential for the understanding of the material, gives new insights into the scholarly approach to Islamic ceramics from Central Asia. 0The Collection was assembled by the late Manfred Bumiller (1928-2018) from 1981 on, originally planned as a collection of Iranian medieval metalwork, but soon completed by a considerable number of ceramics of different qualities.