Kutahya Tiles And Pottery From The Armenian Cathedral Of St. James, Jerusalem ( TWO VOLUMES IN ONE).

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Folio, Vol I : The Pictorial Tiles and Other Vessels, including a catalogue of incribed and dated Armenian pottery by John carswell and an edition of the Armenian texts with a translation and notes by C. J. F. Dowsett; xiv, [2], 111 pp, 46 color & b/w plates, 32 figures, appendices/ Vol II: A Historical Survey of The Kutahya Industry and a Catalogue of the Decorative Tiles; xiv, [2], 43 plates, 71 plans, 32 figures, appendices, biblio, index. Paper Back Binding, Armenian Library of The Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Armenian Catholicosate Of Cilicia, Antelias, 2005. A very detailed history and catalogue of all known signed and dated Kütahya (Turkey) tiles, with a history of the Kütahya ceramic production 15th - 18th c. Also, there are some related studies on hanging ornaments, incense-holders, Chinese tiles, potter's marks and spectrographic analyses; several hundred Armenian and Turkish Islamic tiles are described and shown in color.