Iznik
Subtitle: the artistry of Ottoman ceramics
By: Walter B. Denny
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Published: 2004
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 239
Subjects: İznik pottery -- History; Pottery, Ottoman -- Turkey -- Iznik; Tiles -- Turkey -- Iznik; Mosques -- Turkey
Description: "In this illustrated book, Walter Denny presents a new vision of one of the best-known and most internationally renowned Islamic art forms: Iznik ceramics. Covering both Iznik pieces de forme and the famous Iznik tiles that decorate Ottoman imperial monuments. Iznik integrates the entire spectrum of Iznik production, both tiles and wares, and the broader artistic tradition in which it originated."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 236) and index
Table of contents: title: An empire and its art; title: Islam and the Ottoman artistic accomplishment; title: Artists in the Ottoman Empire: craftsmen and "people of talent"; title: The beginnings of Ottoman ceramic art at Iznik; title: The ceramics of Iznik and the Ottoman court style; title: The emergence of underglaze tiles as building decoration; title: Heavenly gardens and enchanted forests in the marketplace; title: Depictions, metaphors, and vignettes; title: Religious functions and Iznik ceramics; title: The patronage of the "people of the book"; title: The heavy hand of history; title: The legacy of Ottoman ceramics in east and west; title: Meanings and understandings