Mina'i ware : a reassessment and comprehensive study of Iranian polychrome overglaze wares through sherds / Richard P. McClary.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McClary, Richard P., author.

Series:

Edinburgh studies in Islamic art.

Edinburgh studies in Islamic art

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Islamic pottery--Iran--History.

Islamic pottery.

Glazed pottery--Iran--History.

Glazed pottery.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 338 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour), digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2024.

Summary:

Mina'i, or polychrome overglaze, ware was made in Iran between the late 12th and the early 13th centuries. However, most pieces in museums have in fact been rebuilt, often from pieces of multiple different vessels with extensive plaster fill and modern overpaint. Only by closely examining unrestored archaeological sherds - genuine fragments of pots - can we build an authentic picture of what mina'i ware actually looked like. In this book, Richard P. McClary studies sherds in collections around the world to help us to understand the production, decoration and distribution of the wares.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Series Page

Title Page

Copyright

Contents

List of Figures

List of Tables

Series Editor's Foreword

Acknowledgements

Note on Transliteration

Dedication

Introduction Overview and Methodological Approaches to Mina'i Ware

Chapter 1 Methods and Materials: The Sources of Materials and the Production Processes of Mina'i Ware

Chapter 2 A Taxonomic Approach to Mina'i Ware: A System of Classification

Chapter 3 Form: The Shapes and Types of Mina'i Ware Vessels and Tiles

Chapter 4 Meanings, Motifs and Messages: The Decoration, Iconography and Epigraphy of Mina'i Ware

Chapter 5 The Context, Role and Significance of Mina'i Wares in Persian Miniature Painting

Chapter 6 Trade and Transportation: The Diffusion of Mina'i Ware in the Medieval Period

Chapter 7 Dealers, Collectors and Curators: The Rise in Fascination with Mina'i Ware in the Early Twentieth Century

Chapter 8 Reconstruction and Deconstruction: Changes Made to Mina'i Ware Vessels from the Nineteenth to the Twenty-first Centuries

Conclusion From Mina'i to Lajvardina

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on February 23, 2026).

ISBN:

9781399507189

9781399507196

OCLC:

1446049546