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	what is maiolica? http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~kovacevi/whatismaiolica.htm
		Maiolica is tin-glazed earthenware made opaque by the addition of tin oxide to a lead glaze coat.
		The evolution of the term Maiolica is almost as interesting as the development and spread of the style itself.
		Each maiolica piece is dipped in a white or ivory glaze, then the outlines of pattern are transferred on by an Artisan who rubs a resin bag against a paper bearing the design.
	www.chass.utoronto.ca /~kovacevi/whatismaiolica.htm (877 words)

	Floridian: More than a pretty vase
		Maiolica was also less expensive than plate - dishes, cups, servers and decorative objects made from silver or lesser metals - that was typical of medieval times.
		A lot of maiolica was painted only with tin, which became shiny white after firing, but ornamentation was increasingly popular.
		By that time, maiolica had developed beyond simple ornamentation and become a canvas upon which elaborate narrative scenes could be executed for patrons willing to pay for them.
	sptimes.com /2004/10/03/news_pf/Floridian/More_than_a_pretty_va.shtml (1076 words)

	Maiolica \| Special Topics Page \| Timeline of Art History \| The Metropolitan Museum of Art (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Maiolica, the refined, white-glazed pottery of the Italian Renaissance, was adapted to all objects that were traditionally ceramic, such as dishes, bowls, serving vessels, and jugs of all shapes and sizes.
		Maiolica is distinguished by its white, opaque glaze, due to the presence of tin-oxide, a powdery white ash.
		A maiolica workshop would have consisted of about eight workers, each with a special task—gathering fuel, preparing and firing the kilns, preparing the raw clay, throwing or molding it into shapes, mixing and applying the glaze, and decorating it with ceramic pigments.
	www.metmuseum.org /toah/hd/maio/hd_maio.htm (662 words)

	Welcome to the Frick
		Italian maiolica (as distinguished from the “majolica” that appeared in England during the late nineteenth century) was produced by applying tin glazing onto carefully prepared clay.
		Maiolica was valued equally for its utility and for the aesthetic pleasure it gave.
		A selection of maiolica apothecary jars — including a pair decorated with fanciful images of putti (1500 — 1510) — attest to the importance of the apothecary as the main resource for medical treatment during the Renaissance period.
	www.frickart.org /programs/exhibitions/detail/72.html (1021 words)

	Ceramics Today - Articles
		Maiolica is a technique where a decoration of ceramic pigments is painted onto a low-firing white glaze, usually a tin-glaze over an earthenware or terra-cotta clay.
		Maiolica, Majolica or Faience (as it is called in France), can be traced back to Mesopotamia of the 9th century AD From there the technique made its way to the Middle-East, then on to North Africa, from where it migrated to Spain.
		From Spain the art of Maiolica was finally introduced to Italy as early as the 11th century.
	www.ceramicstoday.com /articles/042197.htm (263 words)

	Arts & Activities: Marvels of Maiolica: Italian Renaissance Ceramics from the Corcoran Gallery of Art Collection
		Maiolica is one key to understanding life in Renaissance Italy--a rich, complex, sophisticated and cultural period filled with a wide range of functional and exquisite objects that served and enhanced the lives of its citizens.
		The term "Maiolica" or "Majolica" is a medieval Italian derivation of the name of the island of Majorca which was the source of many imports, including ceramics, to Italy.
		Maiolica actually can be considered a branch of Renaissance painting as well as an important chapter in ceramic history.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0HTZ/is_1_137/ai_n9480644 (782 words)

	Maiolica - Old And Sold Antiques Auctions & Marketplace
		It is possibly incorrect to emphasize decorative forms in Italian maiolica when all of the pieces which great collectors seek were actually made as decorations, although they followed the forms of pieces for utilitarian purpose.
		We have chosen the title in reference to the shapes themselves, as being more decorative than the round plates which, although equally resplendent in their decoration, are limited to the simple, circular form.
		Maiolica is earthenware covered with a coating of tin enamel on which designs in metallic oxides and sometimes lustre are executed.
	www.oldandsold.com /articles01/article884.shtml (854 words)

	Hand-Painted Italian Majolica Ceramics - Tutto Bene Imports
		Maiolica is low fired earthenware made from fine, red clay that is decorated over an opaque tin oxide glaze.
		Maiolica was first introduced to Italy by the Spanish Moors in the beginning of the 14th century.
		But, the reason for enjoying maiolica is more than beauty itself; holding one piece in your hand can feel like a trip to Italy.
	www.tuttobeneimports.com /aboutus/maiolica.html (474 words)

	Welcome to Solemare: The Maiolica Collection (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		This entire collection was created in Sicily by a family of artisans using the original techniques developed in the 15th and 16th centuries.
		Maiolica is a low-fired earthenware which has a tendency to form minuscule lines with repeated use.
		Although part of the unique nature of Maiolica, you may reduce this effect by placing a metal spoon in your pitcher or vase if pouring hot liquid.
	www.solemare.com /sicilian.html (292 words)

	Maiolica - a brief history - a.k.a. majolica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Maiolica (pronounced “my o lica”) is fired earthenware coated with an opaque tin oxide glaze.
		For generations, Italian Maiolica has captivated and delighted the world with it’s combination of lush color and intricate patterns on pottery for all kinds of uses.
		From the beginning, the art of creating Maiolica was a family enterprise.
	www.ceramicadirect.com /maiolica.cfm (200 words)

	Biordi Art Imports - History of Majolica
		The difference, at least in the common use of the words, does not exist: maiolica is ceramics, but not all ceramics are maiolica...
		In the 13th century Italians thought that this new type of ceramics was originated from the island of Majorca, and they called it Maiolica.
		During this period one man, Luca Della Robbia, was most instrumental in bringing Maiolica to the level of other major art forms, like painting and sculpture.
	www.biordi.com /history.php (1009 words)

	Urbino maiolica -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		maiolica also spelled Majolica, Italian tin-glazed earthenware made in the city of Urbino, which from around 1520 dominated the market.
		The term maiolica was at first applied to this Hispano-Moresque lustreware, but in the 16th century it came to denote all tin-glazed ware.
		Originally made by Italian potters, 16th-century Lyon faience remained close to its Italian prototype, the so-called istoriato Urbino maiolica, the subjects of which are either historical, mythological, or biblical.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article?tocId=9074451&query=francesco (853 words)

	Maiolica dish (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		This maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware) dish is painted with a woman in profile, and a scroll inscribed PÊDORMIRENONSAQUISTA ('nothing is gained by sleeping').
		When applied to maiolica, the term 'belle donne' (Italian 'beautiful women') usually refers to a category of dishes or plates bearing female heads and a scroll inscribed with a name or motto.
		Belle Donne on maiolica and the Renaissance praise of local beauties' in N. Mann and L. Syson (eds), The image of the individual: portraits in the Renaissance (London, The British Museum Press, 1998), pp.
	www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk /compass/ixbin/goto?id=OBJ3752 (242 words)

	Critical Ceramics: ARTicles: Maiolica: A Symposium
		It was marvelous to behold the use of the same image, a plate, a winged vase, that had spawned a career in pioneering contemporary maiolica and luster ware.
		An example is the famous plate from the Victoria and Albert Museum (Cafaggiolo 1510) in which the seated maiolica artist, plate in hand, is painting the portraits of a seated couple.
		Her extraordinary winged vessels and oval bowls come alive with figurative images, color and design as she proves to be one of today’s most adept ceramicists of visual decoration and pattern.
	www.criticalceramics.org /articles/maiolica.htm (1828 words)

	Cultural Tourism DC - Calendar of Events
		Italians were particularly avid consumers of tin-glazed earthenware, or maiolica, whether local or imported, large or small, decorative or, most often, utilitarian.
		On the most practical level, maiolica was used to present and hold food and drink.
		Maiolica was also incorporated into daily life in ways that went beyond the table.
	culturaltourismdc.org /calendar2532/calendar_show.htm?doc_id=267487&... (397 words)

	Fine Imported Majolica (Maiolica) Italian Pottery
		Majolica (also known as "Maiolica") is a twice fired earthenware made of a very fine, extremely durable red clay from the Mediterranean area.
		There may be slight variations in size or color, looseness in lids, or slight paint smudges.
		Maiolica may also "craze" (form tiny lines) with repeated use.
	www.cybercucina.com /ccdocs/aisles/Maiolica-Majolica.htm (149 words)

	Majolica and Maiolica Reference Information and History @ Collectics Antiques & Collectibles
		He patterned his work on ancient "maiolica" but differs in having a much thicker body and an opaque white underglaze which was used as a foundation for application of the more brightly colored glazes forming the actual majolica decoration.
		Majolica is often confused with maiolica, a method of brushing color pigments on an unfired glaze developed in regions of Italy, Spain, and Persia beginning in the middle of the 15th century.
		Maiolica's base glaze is glossy and made whiter with the addition of tin oxide and firing at very high temperatures, and it is well suited for ceramics to be finely decorated with paint.
	www.collectics.com /education_majolica.html (696 words)

	Philadelphia Museum of Art
		The pleasure of looking at these objects can be deepened by understanding the sources of the maiolica tradition, the methods by which the objects were made and by becoming aware of the research and treatment carried out on the individual pieces by the Museum's Conservation Department in order to prepare them for this exhibition.
		A symposium on maiolica studies will also be held at the Museum on Saturday, February 23, 2002, in conjunction with the annual meeting of the College Art Association.
		There is a related book, published by the Philadelphia Museum of Art, by maiolica specialist Wendy M. Watson with assistance from Dean Walker, that examines maiolica in the Stein Collection and selections from the Museum collection.
	www.philamuseum.org /exhibitions/exhibits/stein-ceramics.shtml (474 words)

	Magazine Antiques: Sicilian Maiolica in Maltese collections
		The exhibition, entitled Antique Sicilian Maiolica in Malta and promoted by the Fondazzjoni Patrimonju Malti (Maltese Heritage Foundation), was the first time the Maltese collection had been shown outside the Mediterranean region.
		Caltagirone was a major center for maiolica production, and to this day it has retained a strong tradition of ceramic manufacture.
		Much of the maiolica in Malta is inextricably linked to the arrival of the Order of Saint John in 1530.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1026/is_4_163/ai_99696299 (1398 words)

	Clay Characteristics of Italian Maiolica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		In order to be usable for maiolica, dug clay had to be white in color.
		Maiolica scholars use chemical analysis of the materials in maiolica vessels to determine the city of origin of a particular piece.
		David Gaimster, Maiolica in the North: The Archaeology of Tin-Glazed Earthenware in North-west Europe c.
	www.marysmaiolicaarts.com /clay.htm (403 words)

	Maiolica in the Making (Getty Bookstore)
		Among the written materials are various Gentili family papers—letters, property transactions, marriage contracts, prayer books, and poems—as well as records pertaining to the manufacture of ceramics, such as orders for wares, lists of ingredients, and registers of pieces made and sold.
		Most of these were used in some manner for the decoration of pottery, and they include four of the oldest substitute cartoons for ceramic painting known to be in existence.
		She also shows how this rare collection illuminates the early use of transfer patterns and design sources in the maiolica workshops of Italy.
	www.getty.edu /bookstore/titles/maiol.html (293 words)

	Italian Maiolica:052156316X:Julia E. Poole:eCampus.com
		Italian Maiolica and Incised Slipware in the Fitzwilliam Museum
		Maiolica is a type of tin-glazed earthenware associated particularly with the Renaissance, when its colorful decoration was at its peak.
		This book provides an introduction to the history of maiolica, a glossary, and a bibliography, followed by sixty-four color illustrations and accompanying text, arranged chronologically to show some of the most characteristic styles of maiolica from about 1250 to 1920.
	www.ecampus.com /bk_detail.asp?isbn=052156316X (84 words)

	The New Maiolica \| Ostermann, Matthias
		Within the field of ceramics, maiolica, with its stable color-holding glaze surface, is unique as a medium--indeed, it has been called a painter's medium.
		The New Maiolica is conceived by Matthias Ostermann as a workshop in print, guiding the reader progressively through some of the conceptual, material, and technical concerns that inform this versatile and compelling medium.
		There is also an examination of the problems that can occur in maiolica production, and suggested solutions, followed by a list of recommended reading, with food for philosophical, aesthetic, and technical thought.
	www.upenn.edu /pennpress/book/13345.html (303 words)

	Gutenberg School of Scribes Maiolica History
		Majolica or Maiolica as it is known in Italian is the quintessential expression of the Renaissance potter's art.
		Everyday objects like plates, jars, and pitchers were hand painted with robust classical borders, portraits, historic scenes and geometric designs similar to those found in illumination and tapestries.
		The tile is by Mary Shirmir of Mary's Maiolica.
	www.rencentral.com /GSS/lesson11-maiolica.shtml (1153 words)

	Italian dinnerware, ceramic pottery, handpainted maiolica and tableware by Ceramica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The results were spectacular and today Ceramica is proud to offer both contemporary adaptations and traditional maiolica patterns in a fabulous variety of pieces for dining and decorative use.
		The artisans who produce maiolica carry on the proud traditions of their families and villages.
		The pottery studios were once in danger of closing, but today their skills and creativity are in demand worldwide.
	www.ceramicadirect.com /message.cfm (339 words)

	clayart - thread 'italian maiolica' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		maiolica plates are pure heaven, certainly painting, and definitely not
		maiolica plates are pure heaven, certainly painting, and definitely not rigid
		Maiolica, as well as some quality time in the Ceramics Museum in Deruta,
	www.potters.org /subject58669.htm (575 words)

	AH 825 (Geiger): Maiolica
		Dish with Peacock Pattern, Faenza(?), c1470-1500, tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica), H. 39 cm, Malibu: Getty
		Francesco Xanto Avelli, Plate with Massacre of the Innocents, Urbino, c1527-30, tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica), H. 48.9 cm, DC: Corcoran
		Dish with Cupid on a hobbyhorse (Tondino), Castel Durante(?), c1510-20, tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica), H. 23.5 cm, Malibu: Getty
	www.wisc.edu /arth2test/ah825/06.html (311 words)

	Minnesota Clay USA Mid-Range Maiolica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The covering colors fire into the base glaze.
		Maiolica is typically a low fire process, but can be adapted for higher temperatures thanks to commercial stains and the right base glaze.
		On the pots above, HG-7 gloss white cone 5-9 glaze serves as a covering base glaze.
	www.mm.com /mnclayus/feature_tech_maiolica.html (312 words)

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