Medieval Tiles (Shire Library, Band 380) - Softcover

Lemmen, Hans Van

 
9780747804635: Medieval Tiles (Shire Library, Band 380)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 074780463X ISBN 13: 9780747804635
Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, 2004

Inhaltsangabe

Floor tiles with a wealth of different patterns and designs were used during the Middle Ages, in churches, cathedrals, royal palaces, and the homes of wealthy citizens. Durable and hygenic, these tiles were a fashionable decorative element in medieval interiors. Medieval tilemakers proved extremely skillful in the production of different types of tile, which ranged from variously shaped plain tiles which were assembled into complex mosaic floors, to two-colored inlaid tiles and stamped-relief and line-impressed tiles. In this fascinating introduction to the subject, Han van Lemmen details the various production and decoration techniques used, and the changes in tile fashion. Though many medieval cathedrals and parish churches, and in the extensive collection at the British Museum.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Hans van Lemmen taught for many years at Leeds Metropolitan University, and is President of the Tiles and Architectural Ceramics Society. His books for Shire include Victorian Tiles, Church Tiles of the Nineteenth Century, Architectural Ceramics, Ceramic Roofware, and Art Nouveau Tiles.

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Verlag
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Erscheinungsdatum
2004
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
074780463X
ISBN 13 
9780747804635
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
40
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