The arts of fire
Subtitle: Islamic influences on glass and ceramics of the Italian Renaissance
By: edited by Catherine Hess ; with contributions by Linda Komaroff and George Saliba.
Contributors: Hess, Catherine, 1957-; Komaroff, Linda, 1953-; Saliba, George.
Publisher: J. Paul Getty Museum
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Los Angeles
Language: eng
Number of pages: 172
ISBN-13: 9780892367573; 9780892367580
Subjects: Glassware -- Italy -- Islamic influences; Glassware, Renaissance -- Italy; Pottery, Italian -- Islamic influences; Pottery, Renaissance -- Italy; Art, Islamic -- Influence
Description: "Published to coincide with an exhibition at the J. Paul Getty Museum, The Arts of Fire demonstrates how many of the techniques of glass and ceramic production and ornamentation were first developed in the Islamic East between the eighth and twelfth centuries. Essays by volume editor Catherine Hess and by Linda Komaroff and George Saliba demonstrate early modern Europe's debt to the Islamic world and help us better understand the interrelationships of cultures over time."--BOOK JACKET
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 162-169) and index.
Table of contents: title: Brilliant achievements: the journey of Islamic glass and ceramics to Renaissance Italy / Catherine Hess; title: Color, precious metal, and fire: Islamic ceramics and glass / Linda Komaroff; title: The world of Islam and Renaissance science and technology / George Saliba.