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Wilkinson, Charles K. (1973)
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Situated on the great plateau of central Iran, Nishapur was for centuries an important political and cultural center: a seat of governmental power in eastern Islam, a dwelling place for diverse ethnic and religious groups, a trading stop on commercial routes from Transoxiana and China, Iraq and Egypt. Nishapur's most significant period—the one covered in this book—extended from the ninth century to 1221, when, after repeated earthquake disasters and military occupations, the city was devastated by the Mongols. Much of the history of Nishapur is reflected in the most durable of her remains: the pottery that was either produced there or brought there from other centers, east or west. Some 800 examples of this pottery are treated in detail in the present study, including exquisite creations of master potters and designers, utilitarian wares of many kinds, and pieces so poorly formed or fired that they were worthless in their own day. No matter its variations in quality, the entire collection has information to impart.
Prior to the excavations conducted by the Metropolitan Museum's Iranian Expedition (1935–1940), Nishapur was little known. Subsequently, Nishapur pottery and "Nishapur" pottery have entered many museums and private collections. One of the achievements of this long-awaited book—which is in effect a final report on the years of field work—is its certification of greatly diverse material, every bit of which was unquestionably found at Nishapur. Collectors, dealers, and students will find the volume essential, while the broader information it offers, gleaned from the pottery, will be helpful to anyone interested in Islamic art and history.
The author, Charles K. Wilkinson, was one of the excavators of Nishapur. The book contains 890 photographs, 350 drawings, 9 color plates, maps, and a bibliography.
ForewordColor PlatesIntroduction
1. Buff Wares
2. Color-splashed Ware
3. Black on White Ware
4. Polychrome on White Ware
5. Slip-painted Ware with Colored Engobe
6. Opaque White Ware and Its Imitations
7. Opaque Yellow Ware
8. Ware with Yellow-staining Black
9. Monochrome Ware
10. Chinese Wares
11. Alkaline-glazed Ware and Its Molds
12. Unglazed Ware
AppendixBibliography
Print Titles
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Campbell, Thomas P. The Metropolitan Museum of Art Guide (Arabic). New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2014.
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Campbell, Thomas P. The Metropolitan Museum of Art Guide (Russian). New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2014. See more
Campbell, Thomas P. The Metropolitan Museum of Art Guide (Korean). New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2014. See more
Day, Florence E. "An Umayyad Pharmacist's Measuring Cup." Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, New ser., v. 11, no. 9 (May, 1953). New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1953. See more
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Dimand, Maurice Sven. "Two Abbasid Straw Mats Made in Palestine." Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, New ser., v. 1, no. 1 (Summer, 1942). New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1942. See more
Dimand, Maurice Sven. Persian Miniatures: A Picture Book. The Metropolitan Museum of Art: New York, 1940 See more
Ettinghausen, Richard. "Islamic Art." Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, v. 33, no. 1 (Spring, 1975). New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1975. See more
Galitz, Kathryn Calley. The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Masterpiece Paintings. The Metropolitan Museum of Art: New York, 2016 See more
Kröger, Jens. Nishapur: Glass of the Early Islamic Period. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1995. See more
Melikian-Chirvani, Assadullah Souren. "The White Bronzes of Early Islamic Iran." Metropolitan Museum Journal, Vol. 9 (1974). New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1974. See more
Wilkinson, Charles K. Nishapur: Pottery of the Early Islamic Period. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1973. See more
Wilkinson, Charles K. Nishapur: Some Early Islamic Buildings and Their Decoration. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1987. See more
Wilkinson, Charles Kyrle. "The Kilns of Nishapur." Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, New ser., v. 17, no. 9 (May, 1959). New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1959. See more
Wilkinson, Charles Kyrle. "Water, Ice, and Glass." Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, New ser., v. 1, no. 5 (January, 1943). New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1943. See more
Online Titles
"The Art of the cAbbasid Period (750–1258)." Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–. See more
"The Art of the Umayyad Period (661–750)." Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–. See more
"The Birth of Islam." Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–. See more
Canby, Sheila and Abdullah Ghouchani.“Rare Coins from Nishapur.” Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–. See more
Carboni, Stefano and Qamar Adamjee. "Blown Glass from Islamic Lands." Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–. See more
Carboni, Stefano and Qamar Adamjee. "Cut and Engraved Glass from Islamic Lands." Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–. See more
Carboni, Stefano and Qamar Adamjee. "Enameled and Gilded Glass from Islamic Lands." Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–. See more
Carboni, Stefano and Qamar Adamjee. "Glass from Islamic Lands." Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–. See more
Carboni, Stefano and Qamar Adamjee. "Glass with Mold-Blown Decoration from Islamic Lands." Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–. See more
Carboni, Stefano and Qamar Adamjee. "Hot-worked Glass from Islamic Lands." Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–. See more
Carboni, Stefano and Qamar Adamjee. "Mosaic Glass from Islamic Lands." Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–. See more
Carboni, Stefano and Qamar Adamjee. "Stained, or Luster-Painted Glass from Islamic Lands." Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–. See more
Department of Arms and Armor. "Islamic Arms and Armor." Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–. See more
Department of Islamic Art. "Calligraphy in Islamic Art." Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–. See more
Department of Islamic Art. "Figural Representation in Islamic Art." Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–. See more
Department of Islamic Art. "Geometric Patterns in Islamic Art." Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–. See more
Department of Islamic Art. "List of Rulers of the Islamic World." Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–. See more
Department of Islamic Art. "The Art of the Umayyad Period in Spain (711–1031)." Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–. See more
Department of Islamic Art. "The Nature of Islamic Art." Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–. See more
Department of Islamic Art. "Vegetal Patterns in Islamic Art." Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–. See more
Department of the Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas. "Trade and the Spread of Islam in Africa." Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–. See more
Leoni, Francesca. "The Shahnama of Shah Tahmasp." Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–. See more
Cantor, Jay E., George R. Collins, James Delihas, Barbara Y. Newsom, Arthur Rosenblatt, Claus Virch, and Charles K. Wilkinson. The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, v. 26, no. 8 (April, 1968). New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1968. See more
Hill, Marsha, and Charles K. Wilkinson. Egyptian Wall Paintings: The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Collection of Facsimiles. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1983. See more
Nickel, Helmut, and Charles K. Wilkinson. The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, v. 24, no. 3 (November, 1965). New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1965. See more
Wilkinson, Charles K., and Jessie McNab Dennis. Chess: East and West, Past and Present. A Selection from the Gustavus A. Pfeiffer Collection. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1968. See more
Wilkinson, Charles Kyrle. "A Thirteenth-Century Morality." Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, New ser., v. 2, no. 1 (Summer, 1943). New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1943. See more
Wilkinson, Charles Kyrle. "An Achaemenian Bronze Head." Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, New ser., v. 15, no. 3 (November, 1956). New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1956. See more
Wilkinson, Charles Kyrle. "Art of the Marlik Culture." Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, v. 24, no. 3 (November, 1965). New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1965. See more
Wilkinson, Charles Kyrle. "Assyrian and Persian Art." Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, New ser., v. 13, no. 7 (March, 1955). New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1955. See more
Wilkinson, Charles Kyrle. "Chess: East and West, Past and Present." Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, v. 26, no. 8 (April, 1968). New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1968. See more
Wilkinson, Charles Kyrle. "Chessmen and Chess." Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, New ser., v. 1, no. 9 (May, 1943). New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1943. See more
Wilkinson, Charles Kyrle. "Egyptian Wall Paintings: The Metropolitan Museum's Collection of Facsimiles." Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, v. 36, no. 4 (Spring, 1979). New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1979. See more
Wilkinson, Charles Kyrle. "Fashion and Technique in Persian Pottery." Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, New ser., v. 6, no. 3 (November, 1947). New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1947. See more
Wilkinson, Charles Kyrle. "Heating and Cooking in Nishapur." Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, New ser., v. 2, no. 10 (June, 1944). New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1944. See more
Wilkinson, Charles Kyrle. "Introduction to Art of the Ancient Near East." Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, New ser., v. 18, no. 8 (April, 1960). New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1960. See more
Wilkinson, Charles Kyrle. "Life in Early Nishapur." Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, New ser., v. 9, no. 2 (October, 1950). New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1950. See more
Wilkinson, Charles Kyrle. "Some New Contacts With Nimrud and Assyria." Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, New ser., v. 10, no. 8 (April, 1952). New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1952. See more
Wilkinson, Charles Kyrle. "The Art of the Ancient Near East." Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, New ser., v. 7, no. 7 (March, 1949). New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1949. See more
Wilkinson, Charles Kyrle. "The First Millennium B.C. [Art of the Ancient Near East]." Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, New ser., v. 18, no. 8 (April, 1960). New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1960. See more
Wilkinson, Charles Kyrle. "The Glazed Pottery of Nishapur and Samarkand." Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, New ser., v. 20, no. 3 (November, 1961). New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1961. See more
Wilkinson, Charles Kyrle. "Treasure from the Mannean Land." Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, New ser., v. 21, no. 8 (April, 1963). New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1963. See more
Wilkinson, Charles Kyrle. "Two Ancient Silver Vessels." Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, New ser., v. 15, no. 1 (Summer, 1956). New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1956. See more