- faenza ware
- \\fäˈenzə-, -ntsə-\ noun
Usage: usually capitalized FEtymology: from Faenza, commune in northern Italy: pottery of majolica technique made at Faenza, Italy, in the 16th century
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Faenza majolica — Tin glazed earthenware produced in the Italian city of Faenza from the late 14th century. Early Faenza jugs were decorated in green and purple with Gothic lettering and heraldic lions; the first major majolica piece is a wall plaque dated 1475.… … Universalium
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Delfter Ware — Sogenannter Eulenpokal der Stadt Schaffhausen, Fayence aus dem 16. Jahrhundert Fayence ist die von der italienischen Stadt Faenza abgeleitete französische Bezeichnung für eine Keramik mit porösem Scherben, die mit einer deckenden weißen oder… … Deutsch Wikipedia
pottery — /pot euh ree/, n., pl. potteries. 1. ceramic ware, esp. earthenware and stoneware. 2. the art or business of a potter; ceramics. 3. a place where earthen pots or vessels are made. [1475 85; POTTER1 + Y3] * * * I One of the oldest and most… … Universalium
Maiolica — Istoriato decoration on a plate from Castel Durante, c.1550 1570 (Musée des Beaux Arts de Lille) Maiolica[1] is Italian tin glazed pottery dating from the Renaissance. It is decorated in bright colours on a white background, frequently depicting… … Wikipedia
Tin-glazed pottery — is pottery covered in glaze containing tin oxide which is white, shiny and opaque. (See tin glazing.) The pottery body is usually made of red or buff colored earthenware and the white glaze was often used to imitate Chinese porcelain. Tin glazed… … Wikipedia
Minardi — Name Scuderia Minardi Unternehmen Scuderia Minardi SpA Unternehmenssitz Faenza, Italien … Deutsch Wikipedia
FAÏENCE — Le mot «faïence» tire son origine de Faenza, petite ville d’Italie située au pied des Apennins, qui fut, à partir du XVe siècle, le centre d’une fabrication céramique renommée dont la diffusion en Europe se trouva favorisée par le mouvement de la … Encyclopédie Universelle
faience — /fuy ahns , fay /; Fr. /fann yahonns /, n. glazed earthenware or pottery, esp. a fine variety with highly colored designs. Also, faïence. [1705 15; < F, orig. pottery of Faenza, city in northern Italy] * * * Tin glazed earthenware made in France … Universalium
