Search results for "Majolica"

Archaeometry of Sicilian glazed pottery

2004

Petrographic and chemical analyses of the “ceramic body” of 114 majolica artefacts manufactured in Sicily over a wide time range (16th–-19th century) are presented. All the analysed samples, which belong to museums and private collections, were previously attributed to Sicilian workshops based on stylistic features evaluated by expert historians of art. Unambiguous identification of the production sites of majolica handicrafts in Sicily remains, however, open to question when this relies only on purely stylistic considerations. To this end compositional and/or textural markers have been searched for in the “ceramic body” of the majolica artefacts in order to differentiate between the centre…

Maioliche e maiolicari siciliani nell’entroterra palermitano dal XVI al XIX secolo

2009

L'entroterra palermitano custodisce un interessante nucleo di opere in maiolica inedite o poco note, destinate soprattutto al decoro d'interni, che testimoniano la fervente attività e la professionalità delle maestranze siciliane dal XVI al XIX secolo The hinterland of Palermo preserves an interesting nucleus of unpublished or little known majolica works, destined above all for interior decoration, which testify to the fervent activity and professionalism of the Sicilian workers from the 16th to the 19th century.

Majolica tiled spires in Sicily. Shape, structure and problems

2014

From the Classical era, the architecture of the Mediterranean were characterized by strong polychrome obtained with various decorative forms by elements of poor workmanship in the building smaller. This decorative forms were more ornate on the monumental architecture; among these the tiles are very present in the border regions. According to the architecture of the Islamic world and the local building culture, the tiles were reworked from surface decorations in brick and shingle, to less frequent three-dimensional elements that can be found in large numbers in the Sicilian area. The spires in majolica wedges, placed at the top of bell towers of urban centers Sicilian, represent striking arc…

Preliminary results on the historical production of majolica tiles in the Madonie area (Northern Central Sicily)

2007

The majolica production of Northern central Sicily (16th - 18th Century AD): Archaeometric evidence

2007

Archaeometric Characterisation of Decorated Pottery from the Archaeological Site of Villa dei Quintili (Rome, Italy): Preliminary Study

2019

This work focused on the study of decorated pottery dated back to the 16th century from the Roman archaeological site of Villa dei Quintili, a monumental complex located in the south-eastern part of Rome (Italy). A minero-petrographic and geochemical study was undertaken to analyse five archaeological samples in order to define textural features and raw materials used for their production, along with the chemical and physical composition of the superficial decorative glazed coatings. For this purpose, different analytical methods were used, such as polarising optical microscope (POM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), micro-Raman spectroscopy, X-Ray fluorescence (XRF), and electron microprobe analys…