Late Medieval Iberian Lusterware in the Northern European Imagination
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22004766 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Andrea M Ortuño (Bronx Community College, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 22-44 |
| Publication date | 2020-03-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | West 86th (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2153-5531 • E-ISSN: 2153-5558 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1086/711188 |
| OpenAlex | W3061678858 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 9 |
Beginning in the second half of the thirteenth century, lusterware, tin-glazed pottery decorated with iridescent metallic designs, was exported from the Iberian Peninsula to Northern Europe. Written, visual, and archaeological evidence attests to the popularity of the pottery in English, Flemish, and French markets; however, the significance of these imported ceramics to consumers in the North has yet to be thoroughly examined. This article considers the reception of lusterware from its earliest date of export north in the late thirteenth century to the peak of its consumption in the fifteenth century. In reassessing late medieval sources, the present study proposes that consumers initially regarded lusterware as the curious product of a Muslim “other.” Further textual and visual sources examined here indicate that as Iberian trade with northern markets grew, and as lusterware sources and patterns changed, the ceramics lost their identification as Muslim-created items but still maintained an exotic cachet
Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Fifteenth · Flemish · Geography · Middle Ages · Peninsula · Political science · Popularity · Pottery · Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis · Historical Studies of Medieval Iberia · History · Medieval History and Crusades
| Highly cited | No |
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