The Pottery of Medieval Jerusalem, ca. 1050-1550 CE

This book addresses the manifold aspects of local production, including: evidence for kilns/workshops whence this pottery was manufactured; the vessel forms and the functions they served; the influence of imported ceramics on the local repertoire; information from the available historical record with regard to potters’ guilds, the names given to certain vessel types, and the local products which they contained. Further examination focuses upon the numerous types of ceramics imported to Jerusalem from all over the world.