Technique, Courtliness and Social Distinction in the Medieval Ceramics

  • Jaume Coll Conesa Museo Nacional de Cerámica “González Martí”
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_ANHA.2014.48270
Keywords: Al-Andalus, Medieval Spain, ceramic technique, majolica, lustreware, aulic pottery.

Abstract

Islamic society gave the pottery a high capacity for symbolic representation of power thanks to its promotion, favouring his great technical development. This can be perceived in al-Andalus during the Caliphate of Córdoba, with the introduction of tin-glaze pottery, but it achieved under taifa’s kingdoms an upper bound with the lusterware. This role was emulated by Christian society promoting technical transfer and gradually impulsing the Moorish craft and using their ceramics for both, the Court and market needs.

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Coll Conesa J. (2015). Technique, Courtliness and Social Distinction in the Medieval Ceramics. Anales de Historia del Arte, 24(Especial), 69-97. https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_ANHA.2014.48270
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Vol. 24 No. Especial (2014): VII Jornadas Complutenses de Arte Medieval. "Splendor". Artes suntuarias en la Edad Media hispánica
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