ZILLIJ: THE ART OF MOROCCAN CERAMICS
Reading, United Kingdom: Garnet Publishing Limited, 1992. First Edition (NAP). Hardcover. Quarto. Blue cloth-covered boards. Barely noticeable shelf rubbing to corners, and boards very slightly cocked-- otherwise tight and bright. Hundreds of gorgeous color photographs, including many full-page illustrations. Light edgewear to colorful dustjacket and one small closed tear to rear dustjacket panel. Protected in mylar. 452 pp.
Many experts and contributors joined forces to produce this exhaustive -- and magnificent -- deep study of this stunning art-form. Includes chapters on the art of Zillij in both artistic and historical context, and pertaining to the ceramic arts, chapters on the various Styles and Functions, Asafi Ceramics, Origins and Compositions during the Marini Period, The Titwan School, Geometric Analysis of Zillij design(s), and an extensive section on this ancient art on Architectural Space. Finally a map of major Moroccan Major Centers, and a Transliteration Scheme to taid in distinguish between traditional classical Arabic and Moroccan Arabic spellings of various terms. Very Good Plus in Very Good Dustjacket. Item #100253
ISBN: 1873938020
"It was through the art of zillij -- intricate cut-tile patterns, that Moroccan craftsmen achieved their most sophisticated expression of precision, spatial geometry and aesthetics. This book is a careful study of the achievements of those craftsmen in the art of Zillij. It is also, as importantly, an investigation into the relationship of zillij designs to ceramics, which present the designs on a new scale and with a new function..."
Price: $200.00