Indian Tiles
Indian Tiles This definitive book tells the visual history of tile decoration in the Indian subcontinent, through vibrant photography and thorough research.Historic India, which now encompasses the…
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Indian Tiles
This definitive book tells the visual history of tile decoration in the Indian subcontinent, through vibrant photography and thorough research.Historic India, which now encompasses the modern nations of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, is celebrated for the richness of its architectural and decorative arts, but less well known for glazed tiles. Millner traces the craft's roots in Muslim Persia, Afghanistan and Central Asia, showing how imported glazing techniques combined with an ancient local tradition of clay craftsmanship. Arthur Millner opens up this hitherto neglected subject with a richly illustrated narrative of the development of tiles across the South Asian Subcontinent.
He explores the production, designs and influences in Indian tiles from antiquity to the colonial period, tracing the historical evolution through a series of key eras,