Medieval Tiles (Shire Library, Band 380) - Softcover

Lemmen, Hans Van

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 hygienic, they were also highly fashionable, and Medieval tilemakers proved extremely skilful in the production of a range of types, from variously shaped plain tiles for complex mosaic floors to stamped-relief and line-impressed varieties. Hans van Lemmen here details the various production and decoration techniques used and the changes in tile fashion.

Though many medieval tiles disappeared during restorations in the nineteenth century, thousands remain in cathedrals, parish churches and former abbeys, and in the British Museum's extensive collection.

Über diesen Titel

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Hans van Lemmen is President of the Tiles and Architectural Ceramics Society, and has lectured widely on the history of tiles and other ceramics. An established author on the subject, among his titles for Shire are Victorian Tiles, Coade Stone and Ceramic Roofware.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing plc
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2004
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 074780463X
• ISBN 13: 9780747804635
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 40
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Giunti Editore; n.pederzini@terminaldistribuzione.com; ; Via Bruno Buozzi, 24/26,; Granarolo dell'Emilia BO,; 40057; Italien