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2008-06-26T23:16:14Z

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	'''Maiolica''' has been defined as ~~“Italian~~ [[tin-glazed]] [[earthenware]] dating from the [[Renaissance]]. The name is thought to come from either [[Majorca]], an island on the route for ~~ships~~ that brought ceramic ware to Italy from [[Spain]] ([[hispano-moresque]]) in the 1400s, or from the Spanish term [[obra de Malaga]] that means to describe something as “imported [[Malagan]] wares. During the Renaissance, the term Maiolica referred solely to [[lusterware]], including both Italian made and Spanish imports, but eventually the term came to be used when describing ceramics made only in Italy, lustered or not, that were earthenware covered with a tin glaze . The tin glaze produced a brilliant white when fired, giving artists an opaque surface to paint over.		'''Maiolica''' has been defined as “[[Italy\|Italian]] [[tin-glazed]] [[earthenware]] dating from the [[Renaissance]]". The name is thought to come from either [[Majorca]], an island on the route for [[ship]]s that brought [[ceramics\|ceramic]] ware to Italy from [[Spain]] ([[hispano-moresque]]) in the 1400s, or from the Spanish term ''[[obra de Malaga]]'' that means to describe something as “imported [[Malagan]] wares". During the Renaissance, the term Maiolica referred solely to [[lusterware]], including both Italian made and Spanish imports, but eventually the term came to be used when describing ceramics made only in Italy, lustered or not, that were earthenware covered with a tin glaze . The tin glaze produced a brilliant white when fired, giving artists an opaque surface to [[paint]] over.

	==References==		==References==
	*"Marvels of Maiolica: Italian Renaissance Ceramics from the Corcoran Gallery of Art" by Jacqueline Marie Musacchio. Bunker Hill Publishing, 2004		*"Marvels of Maiolica: Italian Renaissance Ceramics from the Corcoran Gallery of Art" by Jacqueline Marie Musacchio. Bunker Hill Publishing, 2004
	*“A Guide To Looking At Italian Ceramics by David Harris Cohen and Catherine Hess, J. Paul Getty Museum in association with British Museum Press, 1993		*“A Guide To Looking At Italian Ceramics" by David Harris Cohen and Catherine Hess, J. Paul Getty Museum in association with British Museum Press, 1993
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Cuinn at 08:04, 26 June 2008

2008-06-26T08:04:20Z

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	'''Maiolica''' has been defined as “Italian [[tin-glazed]] [[earthenware]] dating from the [[Renaissance]]�? . The name is thought to come from either [[Majorca]], an island on the route for ships that brought ceramic ware to Italy from [[Spain]] ([[hispano-moresque]]) in the 1400s, or from the Spanish term [[obra de Malaga]] that means to describe something as “imported [[Malagan]] wares�? . During the Renaissance, the term Maiolica referred solely to [[lusterware]], including both Italian made and Spanish imports, but eventually the term came to be used when describing ceramics made only in Italy, lustered or not, that were earthenware covered with a tin glaze . The tin glaze produced a brilliant white when fired, giving artists an opaque surface to paint over.		'''Maiolica''' has been defined as “Italian [[tin-glazed]] [[earthenware]] dating from the [[Renaissance]]. The name is thought to come from either [[Majorca]], an island on the route for ships that brought ceramic ware to Italy from [[Spain]] ([[hispano-moresque]]) in the 1400s, or from the Spanish term [[obra de Malaga]] that means to describe something as “imported [[Malagan]] wares. During the Renaissance, the term Maiolica referred solely to [[lusterware]], including both Italian made and Spanish imports, but eventually the term came to be used when describing ceramics made only in Italy, lustered or not, that were earthenware covered with a tin glaze . The tin glaze produced a brilliant white when fired, giving artists an opaque surface to paint over.

	==References==		==References==
	*"Marvels of Maiolica: Italian Renaissance Ceramics from the Corcoran Gallery of Art" by Jacqueline Marie Musacchio. Bunker Hill Publishing, 2004		*"Marvels of Maiolica: Italian Renaissance Ceramics from the Corcoran Gallery of Art" by Jacqueline Marie Musacchio. Bunker Hill Publishing, 2004
	*“A Guide To Looking At Italian Ceramics�? by David Harris Cohen and Catherine Hess, J. Paul Getty Museum in association with British Museum Press, 1993		*“A Guide To Looking At Italian Ceramics by David Harris Cohen and Catherine Hess, J. Paul Getty Museum in association with British Museum Press, 1993
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User 144 at 08:39, 7 September 2006

2006-09-07T08:39:46Z

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	*"Marvels of Maiolica: Italian Renaissance Ceramics from the Corcoran Gallery of Art" by Jacqueline Marie Musacchio. Bunker Hill Publishing, 2004		*"Marvels of Maiolica: Italian Renaissance Ceramics from the Corcoran Gallery of Art" by Jacqueline Marie Musacchio. Bunker Hill Publishing, 2004
	*“A Guide To Looking At Italian Ceramics�? by David Harris Cohen and Catherine Hess, J. Paul Getty Museum in association with British Museum Press, 1993		*“A Guide To Looking At Italian Ceramics�? by David Harris Cohen and Catherine Hess, J. Paul Getty Museum in association with British Museum Press, 1993
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User 144 at 08:37, 7 September 2006

2006-09-07T08:37:18Z

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	*"Marvels of Maiolica: Italian Renaissance Ceramics from the Corcoran Gallery of Art" by Jacqueline Marie Musacchio. Bunker Hill Publishing, 2004		*"Marvels of Maiolica: Italian Renaissance Ceramics from the Corcoran Gallery of Art" by Jacqueline Marie Musacchio. Bunker Hill Publishing, 2004
	*“A Guide To Looking At Italian Ceramics�? by David Harris Cohen and Catherine Hess, J. Paul Getty Museum in association with British Museum Press, 1993		*“A Guide To Looking At Italian Ceramics�? by David Harris Cohen and Catherine Hess, J. Paul Getty Museum in association with British Museum Press, 1993
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Cuinn at 17:18, 6 September 2006

2006-09-06T17:18:44Z

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'''Maiolica''' has been defined as “Italian [[tin-glazed]] [[earthenware]] dating from the [[Renaissance]]�? . The name is thought to come from either [[Majorca]], an island on the route for ships that brought ceramic ware to Italy from [[Spain]] ([[hispano-moresque]]) in the 1400s, or from the Spanish term [[obra de Malaga]] that means to describe something as “imported [[Malagan]] wares�? . During the Renaissance, the term Maiolica referred solely to [[lusterware]], including both Italian made and Spanish imports, but eventually the term came to be used when describing ceramics made only in Italy, lustered or not, that were earthenware covered with a tin glaze . The tin glaze produced a brilliant white when fired, giving artists an opaque surface to paint over.

==References==
*"Marvels of Maiolica: Italian Renaissance Ceramics from the Corcoran Gallery of Art" by Jacqueline Marie Musacchio. Bunker Hill Publishing, 2004
*“A Guide To Looking At Italian Ceramics�? by David Harris Cohen and Catherine Hess, J. Paul Getty Museum in association with British Museum Press, 1993