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Item Number: 128305
Title: Ceramics that tell a story : Forms, functions and curiosities of pottery objects from the ancient world to the Middle Ages
Author: Degasperi, Angelica
Price: Not Available
ISBN: 9788840400396
Description: Firenze: Nardini, 2013. 28cm., pbk., 126pp. illus. English text. Contents: 1. The world of children - 1.1. Play: games and toys from the ancient world - 1.2. Games in antiquity: infants' toys - 1.3. Children's games: learning through play in antiquity - 1.4. The world of dolls. 2. A woman's world - 2.1. Spinning, weaving and sewing, a look at women's work. 3. A man's world - 3.1. War in the Middle Ages: Greek fire and terracotta grenades. 4. Celebrations and hope - 4.1. Terracotta money boxes - 4.2. The Nove whistles: satire and tradition. 5. Pilgrims and merchants - 5.1. Marks of devotion: Mediaeval pilgrim flasks - 5.2. Transport and sale: pointed-spout jars in late Mediaeval Tuscany - 5.3. A glimpse into a Flemish home: the prestige of Tuscan majolica. 6. Scenes from everyday life - 6.1. Art and daily life: ceramics revealing the artist's cultural background - 6.2. Bowls and jars: dining at the time of Giotto - 6.3. Exploring Pietro Lorenzetti's pots - 6.4. Nights illuminated by lamplight. 7. Potters and their workshops - 7.1. Tradition and innovation: pottery production in Montelupo during the late Middle Ages - 7.2. Living and surviving: potters in the late Middle Ages and the Renaissance.
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