Cobblestone and Tile
by Jenny Revitz Soper
Title
Cobblestone and Tile
Artist
Jenny Revitz Soper
Medium
Photograph - Digitally Enhanced Photograph
Description
Elaborately decorated and colorful mosaic tiles line the entrance to a courtyard in the Westwood section of Los Angeles, California, USA. The origins of Spanish tile however, are modest and stretch back thousands of years.
Before the Muslim invasion of Spain in the year 711, ceramics had been utilized in structural design in the form of unglazed bricks, roofing tiles, water channels, eaves, etc. However, the introduction of glazed tiles or tiles enameled with metallic oxides was a contribution of Islamic culture. The first European use of such tiles was in Spain, and their use eventually spread throughout the Western world.
During Medieval times, ceramics were widely produced in Southern and Coastal Eastern Spain, such as tiles for decoration and construction, as well as earthenware utilitarian pieces. Great pieces of artisan tile were created for churches and palaces throughout Spain.
Tiles and other ceramic pieces were exported from Seville and Cadiz first throughout the Mediterranean and then later, the world. With time, the knowledge and styles of ceramics developed in Spain diffused throughout Europe, making Spain just one of many centers of tile and ceramic ware manufacturing.
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October 2nd, 2016
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