H 290 x W 205 mm
130 pages
97 figures, 5 tables (61 colour pages)
Published Jun 2020
ISBN
Paperback: 9781789696059
Digital: 9781789696066
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Edited by Anja Fügert, Helen Gries
Glazed bricks applied as a new form of colourful and glossy architectural decor first started to appear in the early Iron Age on monumental buildings of the Ancient Near East. This volume provides an updated overview of the development of glazed bricks and scientific research on the topic.
Foreword and Acknowledgements ;
Chapter 1: ‘I had baked bricks glazed in lapis lazuli color’ ‒ A Brief History of Glazed Bricks in the Ancient Near East – Anja Fügert and Helen Gries ;
Chapter 2: Scientific Research on the Iron Age Glazes from Iran and Iraq: Past and Future – Parviz Holakooei ;
Chapter 3: The Reconstruction of the Glazed Brick Facades from Ashur in the Vorderasiatisches ;
Museum, Berlin (GlAssur Project) – Anja Fügert and Helen Gries ;
Chapter 4: Glazed Bricks by the Dozens: A Khorsabad Jigsaw Reassembled at the Louvre – Ariane Thomas ;
Chapter 5: Glazed Tiles from Nimrud and the Visual Narrative of Esarhaddon’s Egyptian Campaign – Manuela Lehmann and Nigel Tallis ;
Chapter 6: The Glazed Bricks that Ornamented Babylon ‒ A Short Overview – Olof Pedersén