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maiolica: see majolica majolica or maiolica [from Majorca], type of faience usually associated with wares produced in Spain, Italy, and Mexico. The process of making majolica consists of first firing a piece of earthenware, then applying a tin enamel that upon drying
..... 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 Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | 00 Hardcover NK4315 Truly magisterial in its presentation and expertise, this 2-volume work presents a nearly complete catalogue of the maiolica, slip-ware, other lead-based wares, and Medici porcelain contained in the British Museum, with 473 detailed entries and superb color plates of each piece. Italian ceramics of the type that are offer at Bella Italia are called majolica (or maiolica in Italian). It could be said that the particularity of the Faentino 'style' not only resides in the extremely high quality of its rich polychromatic decoration well evident in its superlative maiolica production, but also, above all, in its attention to detail regarding production, its perfection of processes and the careful attention that is paid to the ways in which things are done. |
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