Papanikola-Bakirtzi, Demetra : Byzantine Glazed Ceramics - The Art of Sgraffito

Presents 307 vases from all over Greece, from the Peloponnese to Crete and Thrace, each with a detaided commentary and fully illustrated with colour photographs and profiles.

The book is divided into three parts.
The first is devoted to the history and evolution of engraved decoration from the Middle Byzantine to the Post-Byzantine period (11th-17th ce.).
The second part comprises finds from the wrecks of two byzantine ships, whose cargoes consisted mainly of glazed tableware with engraved decoration. The first of these sank about the middle of the 12th century off Pelagonesi in the Northern Sporades, and the second in the early 13th century off Castellorizo in the Dodecanese.
The third part contains groups of wares with shared features that may be attributed to specific production centres in Greece.