Urbino majolica — is majolica type of earthenware made in Urbino, Italy. Urbino has long been a key city in the making of majolica … Wikipedia
majolica — /meuh jol i keuh, meuh yol /, n. 1. Italian earthenware covered with an opaque glaze of tin oxide and usually highly decorated. 2. any earthenware having an opaque glaze of tin oxide. Also, maiolica. [1545 55; ear lier maiolica < It < ML, var. of … Universalium
Urbino — Infobox CityIT img coa = urbino Stemma.png official name = Comune di Urbino name = Urbino region = Marche province = Pesaro and Urbino (PU) elevation m = 451 area total km2 = 228 population as of = December 31, 2004 population total = 15441… … Wikipedia
Urbino maiolica — ▪ pottery maiolica also spelled Majolica, Italian (Italy) tin glazed earthenware made in the city of Urbino, which from around 1520 dominated the market. Early wares, mostly dishes, are decorated with narrative scenes that typically cover the … Universalium
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Diogenes and Alexander — Alexander visits Diogenes in Corinth Diogenes asks him to stand out of his sun (engraving) The meeting of Diogenes of Sinope and Alexander the Great is one of the most well discussed anecdotes from philosophical histor … Wikipedia
pottery — /pot euh ree/, n., pl. potteries. 1. ceramic ware, esp. earthenware and stoneware. 2. the art or business of a potter; ceramics. 3. a place where earthen pots or vessels are made. [1475 85; POTTER1 + Y3] * * * I One of the oldest and most… … Universalium
Maiolica — Istoriato decoration on a plate from Castel Durante, c.1550 1570 (Musée des Beaux Arts de Lille) Maiolica[1] is Italian tin glazed pottery dating from the Renaissance. It is decorated in bright colours on a white background, frequently depicting… … Wikipedia
Italy — • In ancient times Italy had several other names: it was called Saturnia, in honour of Saturn; Enotria, wine producing land; Ausonia, land of the Ausonians; Hesperia, land to the west (of Greece); Tyrrhenia, etc. The name Italy, which seems to… … Catholic encyclopedia
Maiolica — Majolikabecher aus Mexiko Papagei mit Maske, 1915 von Joseph Wackerle entworfen, hergestellt in der … Deutsch Wikipedia
