Continuity and innovation in Syrian artisanal traditions of the 9th to 13th centuries

Abstract

Damas médiévale et ottomane. Histoire urbaine, société et culture matérielle Continuity and innovation in Syrian artisanal traditions of the 9 th to 13 th centuries Ceramic evidence from the Syrian-French Citadel of Damascus excavations Continuité et innovation des traditions artisanales syriennes du IX e au XIII e siècle. Les témoignages du matériel céramique trouvé sur la fouille syro

The transition from lead transparent to tin-opacified glaze productions in the western Islamic lands: al-Andalus, c. 875–929 CE

“…In the Eastern Islamic lands, glazed wares appeared earlier. From the Levant -Palestine (TAXEL 2014), Jordan (WHITCOMB 1989) and Syria (McPHILLIPS 2012)-and Egypt (GAYRAUD, VALLAURY 2017 to the Middle and Near East (NORTHEDGE, KENNET 1994), monochrome, bichrome alkali or lead together with polychrome lead or tin glazes are widely documented from late 8 th -early 9 th centuries. This shows that there was a wellestablished distribution network and trade roads, as well a market demanding this type of product.…”