Download or read book Ceramics from Islamic Lands written by Oliver Watson and published by . This book was released on 2006-01 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this richly illustrated volume, Oliver Watson presents a comprehensive history of ceramics from Islamic lands. Clear and informative essays examine the art, archaeology and collecting of Islamic pottery, ceramic families and technical traditions, and Islamic pottery over five centuries. This is an important book that provides a whole new framework for the understanding and study of Islamic ceramics, and will be of great interest to the general reader as well as being an invaluable reference work for the student and specialist.