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Manises — Municipality Coat of arms … Wikipedia
Hispano-Moresque ware — Around 711, the Moors conquered Spain. They introduced two ceramic techniques to Europe: glazing with an opaque white tin glaze, and painting in metallic lusters. Málaga in southern Spain was particularly celebrated for its gold lustrewares in… … Wikipedia
Paterna ware — tin glazed earthenware produced in the 14th and 15th centuries at Paterna, near Valencia, in eastern Spain. Although pottery was produced in Paterna as early as the 12th century under the Almohads, it was not famous until the reign of the… … Universalium
Hispano-Moresque ware — ▪ pottery tin glazed, lustred earthenware made by Moorish potters in Spain, chiefly at Málaga in the 15th century, and in the region of Manises, near Valencia, in the 16th century. The tin glaze was applied over a design usually traced in cobalt … Universalium
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
POTERIE — On distingue deux catégories essentielles de poteries: la poterie tendre et la poterie dure. C’est la poterie tendre qui apparaît d’abord, dès l’époque néolithique. Les poteries tendres sont caractérisées par la contexture de leur pâte argilo… … Encyclopédie Universelle
FAÏENCE — Le mot «faïence» tire son origine de Faenza, petite ville d’Italie située au pied des Apennins, qui fut, à partir du XVe siècle, le centre d’une fabrication céramique renommée dont la diffusion en Europe se trouva favorisée par le mouvement de la … Encyclopédie Universelle
