5000 Years of Tiles

Name: 5000 Years of Tiles
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ISBN: 9781588343987

ISBN-10: 1588343987

ISBN-13: 9781588343987

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Authors: Hans Van Lemmen

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A comprehensive, full-color exploration of tile art and production worldwide, from earliest times to the present day. The book is both an authoritative work of reference and a visual delight, ranging from ancient Greece, where the first fired roof tiles date from as early as the third millennium BC, to twentieth-century Mexico. Along the way we encounter stunning examples of the tiler's art: the enormous English medieval floor pavements from Byland Abbey and Clarendon Palace; figural tiles from China, intended to adorn roofs and ward off evil; the famous Iznik tiles from the Islamic world, with their richly decorative patterns; the highly stylised ceramic tiles of the Arts and Crafts…

Book details

List price: $47.00
Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press
Publication date: 10/22/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 8.70" wide x 10.80" long x 0.91" tall
Weight: 2.992
Language: English