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excluding roof tiles, was
estimated to be 12.7
billion m2 in 2019.
Decorative tilework or tile art
should be
distinguished from mosaic,
where forms are made of...
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Motawi Tileworks was
founded by
Nawal Motawi (B.F.A.
University of Michigan) in 1992. The
company handcrafts art
tiles in its Ann Arbor,
Michigan studio...
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Islamic pottery occupied a
geographical position between Chinese ceramics, and the
pottery of the
Byzantine Empire and Europe. For most of the period,...
- Morocco, have been
cited as the
earliest surviving example of
cuerda seca
tilework being used for
architectural decoration. In
central Asia
tiles were manufactured...
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tilework includes many
different styles and techniques,
including cuerda seca tiles,
colourful underglaze tiles, and
mosaic blue-and-white
tilework....
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elaborate geometric and
arabesque motifs in wood,
carved stucco, and
zellij tilework.
Although Moroccan Amazigh architecture is not
strictly separate from the...
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latter fragments are also the
earliest surviving example of
cuerda seca
tilework (a
technique originating in al-Andalus)
being used in an architectural...
- romanized: zillīj; also
spelled zillij or zellige) is a
style of
mosaic tilework made from
individually hand-chiseled tile pieces.: 335 : 41 : 166 The...
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Muhammad V and
Muhammad VII.
Carved stucco (or yesería in Spanish) and
mosaic tilework (zilīj or
zellij in Arabic;
alicatado in Spanish) were used for wall decoration...
- minarets, and
elaborate geometric and
arabesque motifs in wood, stucco, and
tilework (notably zellij). Over time, it made
increasing use of
surface decoration...
