Author: WATSON, OLIVER
Title: Ceramics from Islamic Lands: The Al-Sabah Collection
Description: Thames & Hudson, in association with The al-Sabah Collection Dar al-Athar al-Islamiyyah, Kuwait National Museum. 2004, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 9780500976340). Soft cover. Book, English text; Paperback; 22 x 28 cm; 2.4 Kg; 512 pages with colour illustrations throughout.; Used with signs of wear on the exterior, that shows edge wear and few scratches on the front cover, spine and back cover. Slighlty bump on the left bottom side of the front cover and left side of the spine. Interior in good condition apart from an ex-library stamp on front free endpaper.; Islamic pottery - the fine ceramics made in the lands of Islam, from the Arab world and Turkey through Iran and into Central Asia - is one of the hidden treasures of world ceramics. Individual wares such as luster or Iznik are deservedly renowned, but its full breadth and diversity has often been overshadowed by the legacy of its illustrious neighbors China and Europe. However, Islamic pottery cedes nothing to these great traditions in technical inventiveness and beauty of design; indeed, through close trading links and cultural interchange, Islamic potters have played a crucial role in the development of these other ceramic cultures. In this richly illustrated volume, Oliver Watson presents a comprehensive history of ceramics from Islamic lands. The book is a catalogue of the al-Sabah Collection in Kuwait - one of the few truly great collections in private hands, and one that is well able to portray the unfolding story of Islamic pottery over its fascinating thousand-year history. Clear and informative essays cover the study and collecting of Islamic pottery over the past hundred years, and trace its history, from the first fine wares made in the eighth century AD to the heights of refinement in sixteenth and seventeenth century Turkey and Iran, to the destructive impact of European industrialization in the nineteenth century. There are detailed descriptions of over 400 individual objects grouped in geographical and chronological sequence, and accompanied by over 900 color photographs. Most pieces are published here for the first time, but a number of breathtaking items from old collections are rescued from obscurity and made accessible again. This important book presents a superb collection and provides a new framework for the understanding and study of Islamic ceramics as a whole. It will appeal to the interested general reader, as well as becoming an invaluable reference work for the student and specialist. Good/No Jacket.

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