Tiles and Tilework

Author(s): Graves, Alun Publisher: iPublish.com Format: Hardcover List Price:  Rs. 2,187 Category: History ISBN-10: 0810965984 Language: English Pages: 160 Dimensions: 11.10" l x 8.74" w x 0.76" h

Overview:

Many different styles are revealed through tilework' from the mellow Dutch Delftware depicted in paintings by Pieter de Hooch' to the lively' inventive decoration adopted by Duncan Grant at his Charleston farmhouse. The influence of the Islamic world is shown in the tiles of Moorish Spain and the Victorian period' while the Gothic' and its revival in the nineteenth century' the Renaissance and Modernism are all represented. The book is illustrated with an array of stunning pictures' which include not only individual tiles but also patterned and pictorial tile panels and items such as ceramic stoves as well as authentic interiors and elements of exterior decoration. Paintings and drawings are also featured to set the tiles in context.