"This splendid catalog serves as the most current and magnificently illustrated introduction to Islamic ceramics now available. Essential."— "Choice"
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. It has often been overshadowed by the ceramic legacy of China and Europe, yet it cedes nothing to these great traditions in technical inventiveness and beauty of design. Through close trading links and cultural interchange, Islamic potters have...