Zillij: The Art of Morroccan Ceramics
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Editor: Salma S. DamlujiEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1993-02-01
ISBN: 1873938020
Number of pages: 352
Publisher: Garnet Education
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Summary: 5 Stars
This is a scholarly book filled with history, technique, and current methods of producing the beautiful ceramic tiles, mosaics, and utilitarian items of Morrocco. To tell the truth, it would be worth having just for the photographs. From elaborate architectural installations to simple wares, the rich tradition of zillij is documented with artful photos. This book will enhance the library of any serious student of North African art or architecture. Eye candy with intellect.
Summary of Zillij: The Art of Morroccan Ceramics
Photographer John Hedgecoe and the editor Salma Samar Damluji were given unprecedented access to Morocco s finest buildings, including Royal Palaces, and to private and state museum collections. Through the auspices of the Ministry of Culture in Morocco, a unique book on one of the world s great forms of art has been created. It was through the art of zill??j, 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. Zillij: The Art of Moroccan Ceramics is essential to the library of all those interested, either professionally or otherwise, in architecture, design, ceramics, Islamic and decorative arts.General Books
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