Perpetual glory : medieval Islamic ceramics from the Harvey B. Plotnick Collection /

Pancaroğlu, Oya.

Perpetual glory : medieval Islamic ceramics from the Harvey B. Plotnick Collection / Oya Pancaroğlu ; with transcriptions and translations of inscriptions by Manijeh Bayani. - 1st ed. - Chicago, Ill. : New Haven : Art Institute of Chicago ; Yale University Press, c2007. - 160 p. : col. ill., col. map ; 29 cm.

Catalog of the exhibition held at the Art Institute of Chicago, Mar. 31-Oct. 28, 2007.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 156-159).

Foreword and acknowledgments / James Cuno -- Introduction / Harvey B. Plotnick -- Reflections of ceramic production in the eastern Islamic world, 800-1400 / Oya Pancaroğlu -- Catalogue -- A note on the content and style of inscriptions / Manijeh Bayani.

"This book contains transcriptions and translations of the numerous Arabic and Persian inscriptions that frequently appear on medieval Islamic ceramics and that make them such intriguing cultural objects. Illustrated with more than 150 color reproductions, this publication at once celebrates a premier collection and provides a major study of early Islamic ceramics."--Jacket.

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Plotnick, Harvey B.--Art collections--Exhibitions.


Islamic pottery--Exhibitions.
Pottery, Medieval--Islamic countries--Exhibitions.
Pottery--Private collections--Illinois--Chicago--Exhibitions.

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