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Rethinking the borders of Islamic art: Paterna ceramics from the fourteenth century to today

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posted on 2023-06-09, 18:26 authored by Anna McSweeney
Recent scholarship in Islamic art and architecture has seen a growing interest in art from the borderlands – the borders of empires, peoples, religions and practices. In this context, the art of Muslim majority populations in post-Islamic Spain should be front and centre, but instead it has languished in the obscure and antiquated classifications of 'Hispano-Moresque' and 'mudéjar'. How then can we consider ceramics such as the glazed and decorated tableware made in 14th century Paterna by Muslim potters under Christian rule? Where does the material culture of these border communities fit in the politics of excavation, museum display and academic scholarship and do the porous borders of Islamicate art offer a solution? This paper will examine these questions through a detailed study of the production, distribution, excavation and re-discovery of Paterna ceramics.

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  • Published

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  • Accepted version

Publisher

Equinox

Page range

67-81

Pages

280.0

Book title

Archaeology, politics and Islamicate cultural heritage in Europe

Place of publication

Bristol

ISBN

9781781797884

Series

Monographs in Islamic Archaeology

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  • Art History Publications

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  • No

Peer reviewed?

  • Yes

Editors

David J Govantes-Edwards

Legacy Posted Date

2019-07-18

First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date

2019-07-17

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