Iznik : the artistry of Ottoman ceramics / Walter B. Denny.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Denny, Walter B.

Contributor:

Gotham Book Mart Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

İznik pottery--History.

İznik pottery.

Pottery, Ottoman--Turkey--İznik.

Pottery, Ottoman.

Tiles--Turkey--İznik.

Tiles.

Islamic tiles--History.

Islamic tiles.

History.

Turkey--İznik.

Iznik pottery--History.

Local Subjects:

Iznik pottery--History.

Genre:

Bildband.

History.

Penn Provenance:

Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)

Physical Description:

239 pages : color illustrations ; 34 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Thames & Hudson, [2004]

Summary:

"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."--Jacket.

Contents:

An empire and its art

Islam and the Ottoman artistic accomplishment

Artists in the Ottoman Empire: craftsmen and "people of talent"

The beginnings of Ottoman ceramic art at Iznik

The ceramics of Iznik and the Ottoman court style

The emergence of underglaze tiles as building decoration

Heavenly gardens and enchanted forests in the marketplace

Depictions, metaphors, and vignettes

Religious functions and Iznik ceramics

The patronage of the "people of the book"

The heavy hand of history

The legacy of Ottoman ceramics in east and west

Meanings and understandings.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (page 236) and index.

Local Notes:

Gotham Book Mart Collection copy has dustjacket retained.

ISBN:

0500511926

9780500511923

OCLC:

56644849