Feast of Ashes : The Life and Art of David Ohannessian /

The compelling life story of Armenian ceramicist David Ohannessian, whose work changed the face of Jerusalem-and a granddaughter's search for his legacy. Along the cobbled streets and golden walls of Jerusalem, brilliantly glazed tiles catch the light and beckon the eye. These colorful wares-kn...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Moughalian, Sato (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Stanford, CA : Stanford University Press, [2020]
Temas:
Armenian massacres survivors > Jerusalem > Biography.
Ceramic tiles > Jerusalem > History > 20th century.
Potters > Jerusalem > Biography.
Pottery, Armenian > Jerusalem > 20th century.
World War, 1914-1918 > Deportations from Turkey > Biography.
World War, 1914-1918 > Deportations from Turkey.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Artists, Architects, Photographers.
Armenian Genocide.
Armenian culture.
British Mandate Palestine.
David Ohannessian.
Dome of the Rock.
Jerusalem.
Kütahya.
Mark Sykes.
Ottoman Empire.
ceramics.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • List of Illustrations
  • Author's Note
  • Prelude. The Search
  • Chapter 1. Mouradchai
  • Chapter 2. Eskishehir
  • Chapter 3. Constantinople and the Art of Kutahya
  • Chapter 4. Kutahya
  • Chapter 5. Exile
  • Chapter 6. In the Mountains, Aleppo, and Meskene
  • Chapter 7. Jerusalem I
  • Chapter 8. Jerusalem II
  • Chapter 9. The Scattering
  • Postlude. The Return
  • Acknowledgments
  • Appendixes
  • Appendix A. Buildings Decorated with Kütahya Tiles
  • Appendix B. Architectural Tile Works from the Dome of the Rock Tiles Studio
  • Appendix C. Correspondence and Reports of the Geological Adviser to the Mandatory Government of Palestine
  • Notes
  • Selected Readings
  • Photo Credits
  • Index

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