Ceramica y Cultura: The Story of Spanish and Mexican Mayolica
Brought to Spain in the thirteenth century by Islamic artisans, the enameled earthenware known as mayólica is decorated with a lead glaze to which tin oxide is added to create an opaque white surface. By the fifteenth century, several areas in Spain were well known throughout Europe for the quality of these ceramics, and with Spain's expansion into the New World the mayólica tradition came into Mexico. There it underwent further changes, notably the use of indigenous design motifs and...
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By examining both historic and contemporary examples, the editors move discussion of the enameled earthenware known as mayólica beyond its stylistic merits in order to understand it in historic and cultural context. It places the ceramics in history and daily life, illustrating their place in trade and economics.Journal of Anthropological ResearchThe most comprehensive treatment of majolica in the Spanish-American world that is available today. It is furthermore an extremely beautiful book, with many extraordinary pieces of majolica published for the first time. . . . An invaluable contribution not only to majolica studies but to the integration of European and American scholars around a theme that has been, until now, largely segregated. The book is beautifully produced and reasonably priced. It is a must-have for anyone interested in ceramics.
List of IllustrationsOpening RemarksForewordAcknowledgmentsIntroduction11Centers of Traditional Spanish Mayolica242Ceramics in Domestic Life in Spain483The Use of Spanish Ceramics in Architecture764Ceramics, Business, and Economy1025Traditional Ceramics in Contemporary Sevilla1226Baroque to Neobaroque in Barcelona1507Traditional Ceramic Production in Spain Today1708Mexican Ceramics in Spain1869The Emergence of a Mexican Tile Tradition20410The Forgotten Potters of Mexico City22611Mayolica in the Daily Life of Colonial Mexico24412The Revival of Puebla Mayolica in the Twentieth Century27013The Mayolica of Guanajuato29614The Loza Blanca Tradition of Aguascalientes314Bibliography339Index351
\ Colonial Latin American Historical ReviewWell written and generously illustrated, the editors of this magnificent volume have contributed to a better understanding of the history and cultural significance of the enameled earthenware known as mayólica.\ \ \ \ \ Inside AntiquesFirst rate coverage of remakable ceramics.\ \ \ Journal of Anthropological ResearchThe most comprehensive treatment of majolica in the Spanish-American world that is available today. It is furthermore an extremely beautiful book, with many extraordinary pieces of majolica published for the first time. . . . An invaluable contribution not only to majolica studies but to the integration of European and American scholars around a theme that has been, until now, largely segregated. The book is beautifully produced and reasonably priced. It is a must-have for anyone interested in ceramics.\ \ \ \ \ SMRC RevistaAnyone who studies or collects mayólica will want this book!\ \
