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maiolica: see majolica majolica (məjŏl`ĭkə, məyŏl`–) or maiolica ..... Click the link for more information. . majolicaItalian maiolicaTin-glazed earthenware introduced from Moorish Spain by way of the island of Majorca and produced in Italy from the 14th century. Majolica is usually restricted to five colours: cobalt blue, antimony yellow, iron red, copper green, and manganese purple; the purple and blue were used, at various periods, mainly for outline. White tin enamel was used also, for highlights or alone on the white tin glaze. The most common shape of the pottery was a display dish, decorated in the istoriato style, a 16th-century Italian narrative style that uses the pottery body solely as support for a purely pictorial effect. See also delftware; Faenza majolica; faience; Urbino majolica. majolica, maiolica a type of porous pottery glazed with bright metallic oxides that was originally imported into Italy via Majorca and was extensively made in Italy during the Renaissance How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The relation of maiolica to printed design sources and the "major" arts is a critical subject that has received serious attention in the last two decades. Dora Thornton then sets out the importance of glass and maiolica in the chapter that follows. There are many maiolica ceramics, relevant to the childbirth theme, certainly, but hardly the work of skilled draftsmen. |
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