The invention of lustre: Iraq 9th and 10th centuries AD

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1201-1215

  Pradell, T ^a   Molera, J ^b   Smith, A D ^c   Tite, M S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

^c DARESBURY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Early Islamic; Electron microprobe; EXAFS; Lustre; SR micro XRD; Technology; UV vis spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON PROBE ANALYSIS; ISLAMISM; MEDIEVAL; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

ASIA; EURASIA; IRAQ; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 40849141296     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2007.08.016     Document Type: Article

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