The production technology of Iznik pottery - A reassessment

Archaeometry

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 421-437

  Paynter, S ^a   Okyar, F ^b   Wolf, S ^a   Tite, M S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b MATERIALS INSTITUTE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Ceramics; Islamic; Iznik; Lead Alkali Glazes; Ottoman Turkey; Scanning electron microscopy; Stonepaste; Technology; Tin Opacification; Underglaze

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; CERAMICS; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; MANUFACTURING;

EURASIA; TURKEY;

EID: 5044232554     PISSN: 0003813X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4754.2004.00166.x     Document Type: Article

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