Bulletin ECTC

England

Journal Journal of the British Archaeological Association, vol. 153, 2000. 227pp. Various authors. This volume is devoted mainly to articles on tiles: 'Medieval floor-tiles of Cleeve Abbey'; 'the pavement in the Chapel of St Edward-the-Confessor, Westminster Abbey'; 'the nave pavement of Haughmond Abbey, Shropshire'; 'Medieval floor-tiles in Denmark', p.93-101 (Birgit Als Hansen); 'English medieval armorial tiles: an ordinary'; '17th c. tile-tombs in Normandy'; 'an archive of paving-tiles in the Parker-Hore Collection, Worcester, and in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford'. € 25 (£ 15). Order from Buckland Books, Holly Tree House, 18 Woodlands Road, Littlehampton, West Sussex, BN17 5PP. Tel/Fax +44-1903-717.648, Dit e-mailadres wordt beveiligd tegen spambots. JavaScript dient ingeschakeld te zijn om het te bekijken.

Book A Lost Art Rediscovered: The Architectural Ceramics of Byzantium. Ed. by Sharon E J Gerstel & Julie A Lauffenburger, Pennsylvania State University Press, USA, 2001, 318pp, illus. throughout in b&w and colour, quarto paperback. The ceramic tiles made during the reign of the Byzantine Umayyads of the 10th and 11th centuries. Order from Buckland Books. £ 86.50

Book Van LEMMEN, Hans - Architectural Ceramics, Shire Publications, 2002, 40pp, 77 colour + 4 b&w illus., booklet. Terracotta, faience and tiles related ceramics. Order from Buckland Books. £ 4.50.

Catalogue facsimile Marsden Tiles Catalogue, ca. 1920, 18pp, 13 in full colour, Buckland Books, 2001. This is a complete catalogue of late Art Nouveau tiles together with two pages of fireplace designs. An insight into British tile design of the period. Order from Buckland Books. £ 24.95.

Book GRAVES, Alun - Tiles and Tilework of Europe, Victoria & Albert Museum, London, 270x216mm, 160pp, approx. 180 colour & 20 b&w illustrations. ISBN 1 85177345 2. To be published July 2002. Survey of European tiles from the medieval period to the present day. Hardback, £ 25.00. Order from: V&A Enterprises, Victoria & Albert Museum, London SW7 2RL. Tel. +44 020 7942-2689, fax -2693. www.vandashop.co.uk

Lecture Van LEMMEN, Hans - "History of Delftware tiles", in: Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, April 21, 2002. Lecture part of a 2-day forum 20-21.04, 'Exploring soft bodies ...' that will look at the Conservation, Restoration, History, Science, Technology and Heritage of low-fired ceramics and archaeological glass. An organisation of Ceramic & Glass Conservation Group, The Conservation Centre, Whitechapel, Liverpool L1 6HZ. Tel. +44 0151 478-4861/2, fax -4990. Dit e-mailadres wordt beveiligd tegen spambots. JavaScript dient ingeschakeld te zijn om het te bekijken.

Newsletter TACtile, newsletter of the Tiles & Architectural Ceramics Society (TACS), nbr 56 and 57: events and news from the Society. Enquiries about membership: TACS, Roger Hensman, 37 Mosley Road, Timperley, Altrincham, WA15 7TF. Any contributions from outside UK, however small, particularly welcomed. 'TACtile' Editor, Penny Beckett, e mail: Dit e-mailadres wordt beveiligd tegen spambots. JavaScript dient ingeschakeld te zijn om het te bekijken. , www.tilesoc.org.uk

Magazine TACS, Glazed Expressions, number 43, Autumn 2001, 12 pages. Articles on: Minton tiles in Canada, Fredericton, New Brunswick; An 1840 letter from Augustus Pugin to Herbert Minton; Godwin tiles in Hereford; The Boulanger Museum: the project of an architectural ceramics museum in France; Hans van Lemmen interviews Ger de Ree, the new Chairman of the Foundation of Friends of the Dutch Tile Museum in Otterlo.

France

Book COURANJOU, Jean - Les carreaux de faïence importés pour le revêtement décoratif architectural de la Régence turque d'Alger (1518-1830), précédé de Traité des assemblages. 410 pages, format 21x29cm, illustrated with 76 b&w hand-drawn pictures; includes a catalogue of 44 pages depicting 340 b&w hand-drawn models, panels and series described in the book, 37 pages of colour ill. Under the turkish regency period of Algeria (1518-1830) no tiles were manufactured localy, but large quantities were imported from different countries over a period of almost three centuries, for decoration of their monuments, mainly in the town of Algiers. Mr. Couranjou studied the subject over 35 years and will publish his study as soon as sufficient buyers have communicated their intention of buying, ca. € 50,-. No orders or money at this time. Intentions of buying are to be sent to: Jean Couranjou, 20 allée Magellan, 33140 Villenave d'Ornon, France. Dit e-mailadres wordt beveiligd tegen spambots. JavaScript dient ingeschakeld te zijn om het te bekijken.

Catalogue CARTIER, Jean - Céramiques de l'Oise - la collection du musée départemental de l'Oise, Ed. Somogy, Paris. 420 pages, 600 ill. Amongst others, several chapters cover tiles: 1) 'Les carreaux de pavement du Moyen âge à la Renaissance dans le Beauvaisis', p. 74-97; 2) 'Les carreaux de faience du Beauvaisis (XIXe siècle)', p. 273-327; 3) 'Carreaux de grès: Boulanger à Auneuil, A. Delaherche, Ch.Gréber', p. 354-384. Information: G.R.E.C.B., Jean Cartier, 8 avenue Victor Hugo, 60000 Beauvais

Bulletin Les informations de l'ABRC - Association Bourguignonne de Recherches Céramiques, n° 29, September 2001, 4 pages. Edited by ABRC, rue Dr. Maret 5, 21000 Dijon. Ceramic exhibitions, events, publications in France and abroad.

Museum The former stoneware tile factory of Gréber at Beauvais (1911) has been fitted up as "Ecomusée des pays de l'Oise" (Oise Living Museum). This factory, covered with beautiful tiles, totally restorated and recently recognised as an historic monument, is a good example of reuse of industrial buildings. 17 rue du Pré-Martinet, 60000 Beauvais.

Museum Musée Henri Dupuis, 9 rue Henri Dupuis, 62500 Saint-Omer. "La cuisine flamande" (the flemish kitchen). The walls and the chimney of the kitchen are covered with Dutch tiles and tiles made in the northern part of France (Lille, Desvres). Several tile pictures depict saints, animals, a fruit-basket, a turkish soldier and a scissors-grinder based on a painting of David Teniers. A new room has been opened recently with ca. 400 ceramic objects on show, selected out of the master pieces of the Henri Dupuis collection. Tél. +33 03.21.38.00.94.

Book ANDRÉ, Patrick - Les pavements médiévaux du château de Suscinio, 60 pages, 80 colour ill., edited by the Conseil Général du Morbihan. A complete presentation of the pavements, inlaid and tin glazed floor tiles, dated mid-XIVth c. Discovered in 1975 during escavations in the chapel of the castel of the dukes of Brittany in Morbihan. Order from: Château de Suscinio, 56370 Sarzeau, tél. +33 02 97 41 91 91. Also available from Buckland Books.

Germany

Museum Collection Altonaer Museum in Hamburg - Norddeutsches Landesmuseum, Museumstrasse 23, 22765 Hamburg. The tile collection that has not been accessible to the visitors for a long period is now on show again. Information from the museum: tel. +48 (040) 42811-3582, fax -2143.
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Tile journey "Lissabon - Azulejos, Fliesen in Palästen, Gärten und Kirchen" 02 - 09.03.2002. Sonderreise des Fachverbandes des Deutschen Fliesengewerbes. Information: Kronenstrasse 55-58, D-10117 Berlin-Mitte, tel. +48 030/20314-434, fax -419.

Tile Fair "International Art nouveau and Art deco tile fair" at the Bröhan Museum, State Museum for Art Nouveau, Art Deco and Functionalism (1889-1939), Schloss-Straße 1a, 14059 Berlin (Charlottenburg), May 11th, 11.00 am - 18.00 pm. Tel. +48 (030) 326 906-00, fax -26. Email: Dit e-mailadres wordt beveiligd tegen spambots. JavaScript dient ingeschakeld te zijn om het te bekijken.

Exhibition "Fliesen - die nächsten Verwandten der Ofenkachel" 30.04 - 29.09.2002, in: Ofen- und Keramikmuseum Velten - das Museum in der Ofenfabrik A. Schmidt, Lehmann & Co. GmbH, Wilhelmstraße 32, 16727 Velten. Tel. +48-3304-31760, Fax -505887. Thematic guided tours organised through the Museum and the Ofenfabrik, on Wednesdays and each first Saturday of the month (15.00pm). Ask for the exhibition program and for the other activities organised by the museum. Dit e-mailadres wordt beveiligd tegen spambots. JavaScript dient ingeschakeld te zijn om het te bekijken. , www.ofenmuseum-velten.de 

Italy

Article 'Gli animali fantastici del "Pavimento Vaselli"', in: Ca/Ceramica per l'architettura, 40/1, Marzo 2001, Gruppo Editoriale Faenza Editrice, via Pier De' Crescenzi 44, 48018 Faenza (RA). Dit e-mailadres wordt beveiligd tegen spambots. JavaScript dient ingeschakeld te zijn om het te bekijken. , www.faenza.com , € 14,46.

The Netherlands

Exhibitions 2002 Het Nederlands Tegelmuseum (Dutch Tile Museum), Eikenzoom 12, 6731 BH Otterlo. "Dieren op tegels" (animals depicted on tiles, a selection from the museum's own collection), 12.01-14.04; "Collectie Muller" (tiles selected from the Hans Muller legacy), 27.04-25.08; "Tegelwerken van Chris Dagradi" (tile works of Chris Dagradi, painter and designer at the Porceleyne Fles), 7.09-3.11; "Goudse tegels en majolica" (tiles and maiolica from Gouda), ca. 15.11-15.01.2003. The exhibition on Gouda tiles and maiolica will be in Gouda from 07.09 till 03.11 before moving to Otterlo. Please check start date and end date of each exhibition with the museum before visiting. Tel. +31-318-591.519, Fax -592.000.

Annual meeting The "Vrienden van Het Nederlands Tegelmuseum" (Friends of the Dutch Tile Museum) have their annual meeting on Saturday 28 September, 2002 at 10.00 am in Gouda. Several lectures in Dutch on Gouda tiles and maiolica; in the afternoon a visit of the above mentioned exhibition on Gouda tiles and maiolica.

Article BERGE, van den, J.H. - 'Ovidius aan de Benedenheulseweg te Stolwijk' (three tiles with images of the Metamorphoses in a tiled chimney), in: Historische Encyclopedie Krimpenerwaard, 26 (2001), p. 33-40.

Book TICHELAAR, Pieter, ten HOEVE, Sytse, PLUIS, Jan - Fries Aardewerk, Deel II: Bolsward (Frisian Earthenware, Part II: Bolsward), September 2001. 220 pages, ca. 340 ill. ISBN 90-74310-74-5. Deals with the production of the Bolsward pottery from 1737 to 1801. This factory produced the world-renowned tile picture depicting the production process in its own factory. Order from: Primavera Pers, Van 't Hoffstraat 33, 2313 SN Leiden, tel +31 071 5144-482, fax: -372. € 40,40. E-mail: Dit e-mailadres wordt beveiligd tegen spambots. JavaScript dient ingeschakeld te zijn om het te bekijken.. Planned: part III: Tichelaar Makkum, 2002 ; part IV: Harlingen, 2003. (correction of Bulletin n°13)

Auction "Van Sabben Tile Auctions", Ooststraat 32, 3261 KM Oud-Beijerland. Auctions of several lots of antique tiles, generally twice a year (February and October). All tiles are laid out during several view days preceding each auction. Auction catalogues available. For information: tel. +31-186-621.876 or -621.828, fax -619.092.

Spain

Internet Forum "Internet forum on the study and the conservation of decorated ceramics in architecture." The purpose of this forum is to trigger a debate at the highest level between specialists in the different subject areas involved in the conservation and restoration of decorated architectural ceramics, in an attempt to cover the broadest possible geographic and cultural field. The forum is divided into five working modules, each of which will focus on one particular area of the general theme of decorated architectural ceramics. The five modules are: 1) The theory and practice of architectural intervention in the field of decorated ceramics, 2) The process of deterioration, pathalogies and analysis, 3) The history of architectural ceramics, training and dissemination, 4) Restoration techniques and processes, 5) Documentation and the siting of unusual architectural cases. For subscription to the Forum: Dit e-mailadres wordt beveiligd tegen spambots. JavaScript dient ingeschakeld te zijn om het te bekijken..

Articles Joan Cabot - 'Tiles in the Hermitage of Valldemossa' (Majorca), p.26-27; Henri Amouric, Lucy Vallauri, Jean-Louis Vayssettes - 'Hispanic tiles in the Provence and Languedoc, 15th to 18th century', p.28-34; in: Butlletí Informatiu de Ceràmica, n° 71, January-June 2001; a publication of the Associació Catalana de Ceràmica Decorada i Terrissa, Sant Honorat 7, 08002 Barcelona. Catalan text. Many other information on tiles and tiles related ceramics.

Tile fair "Trobada de col-leccionistes de rajola Catalana i ceràmica antiga en general", in Vallromanes (Vallès Oriental), (organised each year on the fourth Sunday of May). An organisation of the Associació Catalana de Ceràmica.

The objective of this Bulletin is the exchange of information on all kind of events (publications, exhibitions, lectures, ...) related to the subject of ceramic tiles and tiles related ceramics.
Published twice a year, in February and September.
Please send any useful information to the editor.

Edited by Stichting Vrienden Nederlands Tegelmuseum - European Ceramic Tiles Circle, c/o Caignie Frans, Akkerstraat 3, B-2970 Schilde, Belgium. Dit e-mailadres wordt beveiligd tegen spambots. JavaScript dient ingeschakeld te zijn om het te bekijken.

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Belgium

Exhibition "De Boudelo abdij - 30 jaar archeologisch en geschiedkundig onderzoek" (Boudelo abbey - 30 years of archaeological and historical research), until September 30, 2001 in: Stedelijke Musea, Zwijgershoek, Sint Niklaas. A reconstruction of a medieval tiled floor (ca. 1275-1325) originating from the abbey church and a second floor from their guest house in Ghent, plus a collection of medieval inlaid tiles.

Catalogue DE BELIE, A. - Middeleeuwse Vloeren in confrontatie met schilderijen van Vlaamse Primitieven (Medieval tiled floors confronted with paintings of the Flemish Primitives), 83pp, ISBN 90-804324-3-1. Catalogue for the tiles and floors on show in the Boudelo room of the museum. Order from the Stedelijke Musea, tel +32 03 777.29.42. BEF 350,-.

England

Book LEMMEN, Hans van, MARTENS, Guido von - Blaumalerei auf Porzellan und Keramik, Maltechniken und Stile, September 2001, 128pp, ca. 120 col. & 40 b/w illus. ISBN 3-7667-1485-6. Following an historical introduction on Delft blue earthenware, this book explains how blue&white earthenware and tiles are painted. In addition to earthenware, the tile works of four tile makers are extensively covered. Bilingual German & English. DM 69,90; öS 510,-; SFr 62,-.

Book BEAULAH, Kenneth, LEMMEN, Hans van - Church Tiles of the Nineteenth Century, Shire Publications, 2001, 40pp. ISBN 0-7478-0502-4. Re-edition of the 1987 book, with 60 new photos. £ 4,50. Order from Buckland Books (address see below).

Newsletter TACtile, Tiles & Architectural Ceramics Society (TACS), nbr 54 and 55: events and news from the Society. Enquiries about membership: TACS, Prof. William Prescott, 38 Church Street, Stony Stratford, Milton Keynes MK11 1BD.

Antique Tile Fair Bring, buy, sell or swap tiles on Saturday 6th October 2001, 1.00-4.30 pm at Arnot Hill House, Arnot Hill Park, Nottingham. After the Sale, enrolled TACS members are welcome to view the tile collection of Michael Blood - about 2000 tiles. An organisation of TACS; details and enrolment from Michael Blood, Nottingham, tel. +44-0115-960.8502.

Magazine TACS, Glazed Expressions, number 42, Spring 2001, 12 pages. Articles on: A De Morgan discovery; Conservation of medieval tile pavements; W.B. Simpson & Sons tile panels; Hans van Lemmen's 'Medieval Tiles' book; Ghastly and heroic deaths: images of suicide on tiles; Maw's tiling in a disused chapel near Shrewsbury; Tiles of Lisbon's Parque Metro Station.

Tile sale The Blanchett Collection is one of the UK's most diverse collections of tiles. The entire collection, totalling some 6000 tiles will be sold by auction in a near future. Information from: Chris Blanchett, Buckland Books, Holly Tree House, 18 Woodlands Road, Littlehampton, West Sussex, BN17 5PP. Tel/Fax +44-1903-717.648, e-mail: Dit e-mailadres wordt beveiligd tegen spambots. JavaScript dient ingeschakeld te zijn om het te bekijken.

France

Articles LETURCQ, J.-J. - 'Un carreau de Saint-Paul au cénotaphe de Napoleon 1er' (A tile produced by Saint-Paul ±1840 depicting the cenotaph of Napoleon the 1st), p.195-196; FOURDRAINE, Michel - 'Souvenirs de l'usine des Landrons - Oise', (Remembrances to the factory of Landrons-Oise, a description of the functioning and growth of a tile manufacture, 1920-1982, in the northern part of France), p.165-172, in: Groupe de Recherches et d'Etudes de la Céramique du Beauvaisis, Bulletin n°22, 2000. Info : G.R.E.C.B., 8 Av. Victor Hugo, 60000 Beauvais.

Catalogue DELMAS, Dominique - Carreaux Décoratifs de l'Epoque Ottomane (Decorative tiles of the Ottoman period, the collection of Musée Bonnat at Bayonne), 44pp, fully illustrated with colour prints. Catalogue edited for the exhibition "Carreaux islamiques 16ème - 18ème" set up by the Musée Bonnat, February - June 2001. Order from Musée Bonnat, Ville de Bayonne, 5 rue Jacques Laffitte, 64100 Bayonne, tel. +33 05 59 59-08 52, fax -53 26. FF 60,-.

Bulletin Les informations de l'ABRC - Association Bourguignonne de Recherches Céramiques, n° 27 & 28, March & June 2001, 4 pages. Edited by ABRC, rue Dr. Maret 5, 21000 Dijon. Ceramic exhibitions, events, publications in France and abroad.

Germany

Exhibition "50 Jahre Blütezeit deutscher Fliesen - Gründerzeit - Jugendstil - Art Deco frühindustrielle deutsche Fliesen", in: Erstes Deutsches Fliesenmuseum Boizenburg e.V., till December 30, 2001. On show a selection of 2000 early industrial tiles from 20 german factories from the collection of Dr. Thomas Rabenau, Stuttgart. Information: Reichenstraße 4, 19258 Boizenburg. Tel./fax +48 03 88 47 / 538 81. Parallel exhibition "Mühlenfliesen" (Mill-tiles) from the collection of Gerd Kühnast, Bredstedt, N.-Friesland, September 11 till October 28, 2001.

Tile Fair Admire, buy, sell or swap tiles on November 3, 2001 in: Erstes Deutsches Fliesenmuseum Boizenburg e.V.

Study documentation JOLIET, Wilhelm - Rotterdamsch Modellenboek voor tegels afkomstig van het Tegelbakkersgilde (A pattern book of the Rotterdam tile makers guild), Königswinter 02 / 2001, 12 pages Dutch text and 96 b/w tile patterns. Privately edited by Wilhelm Joliet, Kelvinstrasse 2, D-53639 Königswinter. Order from the author, NLG 39,50.

Articles HAMBURG, Ulrich - 'Die Bildwelt der Wandfliesen' (The picture world of wall tiles), in Trödler, 246, May 2000; 'Abstraktion des Ornaments' (Abstraction of the ornament, German and Austrian art nouveau wall tiles with geometrical ornaments), in Trödler, 257, April 2001. Information from the author, Bredderstr. 2, D-42477 Radevormwald.

Italy

Book Storia della ceramica di Montelupo, Uomini e fornaci in un centro di produzione dal XIV al XVIII secolo, Volume terzo: Ceramiche da farmacia, pavimenti maiolicati e produzioni "minori", 2000, 456pp, 412 col. and 157 b&w ill. ISBN 88-8242-097-3. Order at: Aedo s.r.l., Via A. Gramsci 12, 50056, Montelupo Fiorentino (Fi), tel. +39 571 51060, fax -51506. LIT 150.000,-. The work is the result of twenty four years of archeological, archive and historical research conducted and co-ordinated by Dr. Fausto Berti, director of the Museo Archeologico e della Ceramica di Montelupo.

Museum collection Museo Regionale della Ceramica, Largo San Francesco, 06053 Deruta (PG), tel./fax +39 075 9711.000. Majolica pavements from San Francesco church in Deruta (1524), from Rocca Paolina in Perugia (1543), from Cappella dei Priori di Perugia (1455). The museum presents the history of ceramic production since the 14th century and shows the evolution of ceramic from the 'archaic majolica', over the metallic lustre decoration of the early 16th c. up to the 20th c. products.

The Netherlands

Exhibition "Dutch influence on German tiles", a selection from the collection of Hans Heger. September 22 - October 26, 2001 in: Het Nederlands Tegelmuseum, Eikenzoom 12, 6731 BH Otterlo. Tel. +31-318-591.519, Fax -592.000.

Annual meeting The "Vrienden van Het Nederlands Tegelmuseum" (Friends of the Dutch Tile Museum) have their annual meeting on Saturday 29 September, 2001 at 10.00 am in Otterlo. Several lectures in Dutch or German on various tile subjects, in the afternoon a visit of the above mentioned exhibition in Het Nederlands Tegelmuseum.

Annual TEGEL 29, Vrienden van het Nederlands Tegelmuseum, September 2001, 48 pages, Dutch, English summary: 1) 'An escutcheon on majolica tiles - a lesson about heraldry' (Frans Caignie), 2) 'An early Amsterdam tile' (Ger de Ree), 3) 'Tile pictures at the back side of the hearth, first half of the 17th. C.', 2 (Dr. J. Herbert van den Berge), 4) 'Dutch tiles on selected 17th century Delft paintings' (Margot Allingham), 5) 'Dutch influence on German tiles' (Andreas Heger), 6) 'The tile painters of "A.G.A. Ridder van Rappard"' (Frans Landzaat), 7) 'Het Tegelhuis in Alphen a/d Rijn', 1915-1983; Bibliography June 2000 - June 2001. NLG 15,-. Order from: Het Nederlands Tegelmuseum, Eikenzoom 12, 6731 BH Otterlo. Tel. +31-318-591.519, Fax -592.000.

Book HOEVE, Sytse ten, PLUIS, Jan - Fries Aardewerk, Deel II: Bolsward (Frisian Earthenware, Part II: Bolsward), September 2001. Ca. 125 pages, ca. 100 ill. Deals with the production of the Bolsward pottery from 1737 to 1801. This factory produced the world-renowned tile picture depicting the production process in its own factory. Order from: Primavera Pers, Van 't Hoffstraat 33, 2313 SN Leiden, tel +31 071 5144-482, fax: -372, e-mail: Dit e-mailadres wordt beveiligd tegen spambots. JavaScript dient ingeschakeld te zijn om het te bekijken. NLG 95,-. Planned: part III: Tichelaar Makkum, 2002 ; part IV: Harlingen, 2003.

Auction "Van Sabben Tile Auctions", Ooststraat 32, 3261 KM Oud-Beijerland. Auction of several lots of antique tiles including a fine collection earthenware on Saturday, October 13, 2001 at 13:00 pm. All of the lots will be laid out during the view days, from October 6 up to and including October 13, every day from 10:00 to 17:00 (October 13: from 9:00 to 12.30). Auctioning exclusively via written bids under notarial supervision. Tile Auction catalogue n° 8 available. NLG 74,- by bank transfer or NLG 78,- by cheque, all costs included. Tel. +31-186-621.876 or -621.828, fax -619.092.

Articles NIEUWHOF, Minne - a series of articles on wintry scenes and ice sport on tiles in: Kouwe Drukte, published by the collectors association 'De Poolster'. For information contact the author: Groenestraat 36, 6721 JC Bennekom.

Portugal

Catalogue Various authors - O Azulejo em Portugal no século XX (Tiles from Portugal in the 20th century), Edições Inapa , Lisbon 2000, 279 pages, richly illustrated in colour. ISBN 972.787.009.0. Esc. 12.600,-. Order from Livraria Buchholtz Lda., Rua Duque de Palmela 4, 1250-098 Lisbon. Tel. +351-21-317.0580. Dit e-mailadres wordt beveiligd tegen spambots. JavaScript dient ingeschakeld te zijn om het te bekijken.

Spain

Catalogue PÉREZ GUILLÉN, Inocencio V. - Cerámica Arquitectónica. Azulejos Valencianos de Serie. El siglo XIX, Castellón, Instituto de Promoción Cerámica, 2000, Spanish text, 3 volumes: Vol 1: Text, 231pp, 16pp colour plates, 89 b&w ill. in text; Vol 2: Illustrations, 499pp, 684 b&w tile drawings; Vol 3: illustrations, 785pp, 750 b&w tile drawings, 16pp colour plates, cased. It contains in the two illustration volumes, a virtually complete catalogue raisonné of 19th century Valencian tile design in the form of drawings, supplemented with numerous colour illustrations. Order from Buckland Books. £45.00.

Articles Joan Santanach i Soler, Montserrat Suñol i Ferrer - 'First comparisons between the 19th c. tiles from Valencia and from Catalonia', p.23-37; Santiago Albertí - 'A frontispiece of an altar by Llorenç Passoles', p.38-48; Silvia Canalda i Llobet - 'The tiles decorated with the story of St. Francis of Assisi in Terrassa : analysis of pictorial models' (II), p.49-64; Jean Couranjou - 'The connectability of the motif of the Catalan and the Valencian Baroque tiles: an important difference', p.65-71, in: Butlletí Informatiu de Ceràmica, n° 69-70, July-December 2000; a publication of the Associació Catalana de Ceràmica Decorada i Terrissa, Sant Honorat 7, 08002 Barcelona. Catalan text. Many other information on tiles and tiles related ceramics.

Exhibition "El azulejo en el Museo. Su restauración, conservacion y montaje expositivo" (Tiles in the Museum. Their restoration, conservation and paneling for exhibition), October 25, 2001 - January 2002, in Museo Nacional de Cerámica, c/Poeta Querol 2, 46002 Valencia. Tel. +34-96-351-63.92, fax -35.12. The exhibition explains ten years of conservation of the museum's tile collection and the last improvements in material and techniques in tile paneling with light materials. The Museo Nacional de Cerámica has a collection of more than 4.400 tiles and 117 panels and pavements (composed by another 11.500 tiles); in total a tile surface of 560 m². The catalogue reviews also historical aspects from 20 relevant panels of the collection.

The objective of this Bulletin is the exchange of information on all kind of events (publications, exhibitions, lectures, ...) related to the subject of ceramic tiles and tiles related ceramics.
Published twice a year, in February and September.
Please send any useful information to the editor.

Edited by Stichting Vrienden Nederlands Tegelmuseum - European Ceramic Tiles Circle, c/o Caignie Frans, Akkerstraat 3, B-2970 Schilde, Belgium. Dit e-mailadres wordt beveiligd tegen spambots. JavaScript dient ingeschakeld te zijn om het te bekijken.

The European Ceramic Tiles Circle is not responsible for the correctness of the information.
Prices are for information only and exclusive post & packing costs.

Belgium

Article VAN DER WEE, P., HENDRICKX, M., VEECKMAN, J. - 'De Groote Schalien Loove: een laatmiddeleeuws pand op de overgang van hout naar steenbouw - resten van muurtegels' (a late medieval house built during the transition from timber to brick construction - remnants of wall-tiles), in: J. VEECKMAN (ed.), Berichten en Rapporten over het Antwerps Bodemonderzoek en Monumentenzorg, 4, Antwerpen, 2000, p. 68-74 (Dutch text). ISBN 90-802915-4-4. Order: Stad Antwerpen, Afdeling Archeologie, Kloosterstraat 15, B-2000 Antwerpen. Tel./Fax +32 3 232 92 08. 550,- BEF + 100,- BEF post & packing.

Article DUMORTIER, Claire - 'Pots de pharmacie en majolique Anversoise conservés aux Musées Royaux d'Art et d'Histoire' (Antwerp maiolica apothecary jars kept in the Royal Museum of Art and History), in: Belgisch tijdschrift voor oudheidkunde en kunstgeschiedenis - Revue Belge d'archéologie et d'Histoire de l'art, LXIX - 2000, Brussel, pp.113-132 (French text).

England

Book VAN LEMMEN, Hans - Medieval Tiles, Shire Publications, 40pp, 75 col & 11 b/w illus. ISBN 0-7478-0463-X. An introduction to the art and history of medieval inlaid and relief tiles. £ 4.50. Order from Buckland Books, Holly Tree House, 18 Woodlands Road, Littlehampton, West Sussex, BN17 5PP. Tel/Fax +44-1903-717.648, e-mail: Dit e-mailadres wordt beveiligd tegen spambots. JavaScript dient ingeschakeld te zijn om het te bekijken.

Book BEAULAH, Kenneth and VAN LEMMEN, Hans - Church Tiles of the Nineteenth Century, Shire Publications. March 2001. 40 pages. ISBN 0-7478-0502-4. Re-edition of the 1987 book, with 60 new photos. £ 4,50. Order from Buckland Books.

Catalogue ATKINS, Garry - Fragments of the Gothic world, privately published, 2000, 56 pages, 88 colour ills, paperback. Catalogue of a selling exhibition, November 2000 featuring a range of artefacts from the medieval period. The major part of the exhibition was a number of interesting and unusual inlaid and relief floor tiles. £12.00. Order from Buckland Books.

CD-ROM CELORIA, Francis, updated by CLEGG, Peter - The Tile File, CD-ROM, Tiles & Architectural Ceramics Society, 2001. A comprehensive guide to the manufacturers of tiles from medieval times to the present day. Lists each manufacturer with address, dates and type of products manufactured. This CD-ROM has the File in both Word 6 and html versions (access via your web browser) and will be regularly updated by articles in the Tiles and Architectural Ceramics Society's publications and web site (www.tilesoc.org.uk). £10.00. Order from Buckland Books.

Book CLÉVENOT, D. & DEGEORGE, G. - Ornament and decoration in Islamic architecture, Thames and Hudson, 2000, 224pp, 330 col. illus. A wide-ranging survey of Islamic architecture subdivided by style, material, ornament and construction. Features many tile and mosaic decorations as well as wood, metal, stucco and stone. £36.00. Order from Buckland Books.

Book HERBERT, Tony & HUGGINS, Kathryn - The decorative tile, Phaidon, 2000, 240pp, illustrated throughout in colour. Paperback version of one of the classics of tile literature. Detailed history, concentrating on the mass-production of the Victorian age. £19.95. Order from Buckland Books.

Newsletter Tiles & Architectural Ceramics Society (TACS) Newsletter, nbr 52 and 53: events and news from the Society. Enquiries about membership : TACS, Prof. William Prescott, 38 Church Street, Stony Stratford, Milton Keynes MK11 1BD.

Internet site The TACS website has changed its name into www.tilesoc.org.uk : includes the British 'in situ' database that stands now at 3.850 sites with many colourful illustrations, publications list, what's new and links to other tile sites.

Journal Journal of the Tiles & Architectural Ceramics Society, Hans van Lemmen (Ed.), vol. 8, 2000, 36 p. Articles: 'Architectural terracotta and faience, a critical appraisal' (A. Swale) - 'Tiles in Seville' (H. van Lemmen) - 'Floor tiling in Saint Mary's Church, Shrewbury' (P. Williams) - 'Decorative ceramics in the Buildings of the British Brewing Industry' (L. Pearson).

France

Report Archéologie du poêle en céramique du haut Moyen Âge à l'époque moderne, technologie, décors, aspects culturel. Actes de la table ronde, Montbeliard, Musée des Ducs de Wurtemberg, 23-24 mars 1995. Revue Archéologique de l'Est, Quinzième supplément, Dijon 2000. 230 pages. Order from : Société Archéologique de l'Est de la France, Université de Bourgogne, 6 boulevard Gabriel, 21000 Dijon. Tel. +33 380-39.57.97, fax -30.57.87. 200,- FF + 33,- FF p&p.

Book Various authors - Azulejos, Les Métamorphoses de l'Azur / Las Metamorfosis del Azul, Ars Latina, Paris, France. First published 1995, reprinted 2000, parallel French and Spanish texts, 439pp, 154 colour plates. Catalogue to an exhibition covering the history of maiolica tiles from around the world, with tiles from Spain, Portugal, France, the Netherlands and across Central America. £45.00. Order from Buckland Books.

Bulletin Les informations de l'ABRC - Association Bourguignonne de Recherches Céramiques, n° 26, September 2000, 4 pages. Edited by ABRC, rue Dr. Maret 5, 21000 Dijon. Ceramic exhibitions, events, publications in France and abroad.

Exhibition "Vanités de faïence: entre Provence et Languedoc, carreaux de céramique espagnols, XVe-XVIIIe siècle", until March 25th, 2001 in Museon Arlaten, 29 rue de la République, 13200 Arles. E-mail: Dit e-mailadres wordt beveiligd tegen spambots. JavaScript dient ingeschakeld te zijn om het te bekijken.. Tel. +33 490.93.58.11. Several hundreds of tiles, most of them not yet published, loaned of public and private collections. Catalogue to the above mentioned exhibition : 168pp., 85 pages colour. illus., ± 150,- FF. Order from Museon Arlaten at above address.

Restoration Musée Paul Charnoz. Usine de Carrelage Céramique de Paray-le-Monial, 32 avenue de la Gare, 71600 Paray-le-Monial (Saône-et-Loire). Restoration of the 'rosace', a major work of Paul Charnoz that was shown at the International exhibition of Paris in 1900. This pavement of 12,5 meter diameter, 122 m², 4256 stoneware tiles of 17,5 x 17,5 cm with inlaid coloured design, has returned to the museum after restoration. Further information from the Museum. Tel. +33 385 81.40.80.

Exhibition "Salon International de la Céramique de Collection et des Arts du Feu", September 26 - 30, 2001 in Hôtel Dassault, 7 Rond-Point des Champs-Elysées 75008 Paris. Twelve conferences and a thematic exhibition. Catalogue available 25/09/2001. Information : Association des spécialistes de la céramique de collection, Tel. +33 1 4548 4653, fax +33 1 4284 0980.

Germany

Newsletter Fliesen Presse, Informationsblatt für die Mitglieder und Förderer des Ersten Deutschen Fliesenmuseums Boizenburg e.V., Oktober 2000. Information: Reichenstraße 4, 19258 Boizenburg. Tel. +48 3 88 47 / 53 88 1, fax +48 3 88 44 / 21 430.

Collectors meeting Swapping, buying and selling art nouveau tiles on the 24th German art nouveau tile collectors meeting on Saturday 28th April 2001, 10.30 - 16.00, in Radevormwald (near Wuppertal), Theodor-Heuss-Gymnasium, Hermannstr. 23. Privately arranged by various collectors. Info : Ulrich Hamburg, Bredderstr. 2, D-42477 Radevormwald. Tel. +48 2195/5679.

Italy

Book REGINELLA, M. & SINAGRA, R. - Camminando sul passato. Mattonelle in terracotta maiolicata dal XVI al XX secolo (Walking on the past. Maiolica tiles of the XVI - XX century), pp. 121, colour & b/w illus., Palermo 1996.

The Netherlands

Exhibition "Walvisvaart op tegels" (Whale hunting painted on tiles), in : Het Nederlands Tegelmuseum, Eikenzoom 12, 6731 BH Otterlo. Tel. +31-318-591.519, Fax -592.000. 28.04 - 31.08.2001.

Booklet BLANCHETT, Chris - The floor tiles at The Vyne, Hampshire, England, in: TACS, Glazed Expressions, 41/2000, 31 pages. Ed. Hans van Lemmen. Published in co-production by Tiles & Architectural Ceramics Society and Stichting Vrienden Nederlands Tegelmuseum. English & Dutch text. All 537 tiles subdivided in groups and shown in colour. 16,5 NLG. Order from: Het Nederlands Tegelmuseum, Eikenzoom 12, 6731 BH Otterlo. Tel. +31-318-591.519, Fax -592.000.

Articles DRAGT, G. IHNO, W. - 'Over wol, tegels en Eise Eisinga als 'fabriqueur in Vriesche sajet', p.81-90 (with representation of 4 tile pictures depicting wool-combers). PLUIS, Jan - 'Enkele bijbelse voorstellingen op Friese tegels in de loop van de tijd', p.91-97 (with representation of 19 series of bible tiles). In: It doe yn 't hjoed wer woun / Liber Amicorum voor Sytse ten Hoeve. Fries Scheepvaart Museum, Sneek, 2000. Editor: Meindert Seffinga.

Exhibition "Dieren op tegels" (Animals depicted on tiles), in: Museum de Koperen Knop, Binnendams 6, Hardinxveld- Giessendam. 20-01 - 16.04.2001. Over 700 tiles and 25 tile pictures in co-operation with Nederlands Tegelmuseum.

Portugal

Internet http://www.buchholz.pt - Tile books mainly in Portuguese language : search on 'azulejo' and 'azulejaria', or ask list from : Livraria Buchholz, Lda., Rua Duque de Palmela 4, 1250-098 Lisbon. Tel. +351-21-317.0580. Dit e-mailadres wordt beveiligd tegen spambots. JavaScript dient ingeschakeld te zijn om het te bekijken.

Internet http://www.byblos-arte.net - Tile books mainly in Portuguese language : search on 'azulejo' and 'azulejaria', or ask book list from : Dit e-mailadres wordt beveiligd tegen spambots. JavaScript dient ingeschakeld te zijn om het te bekijken.

Book ALMASQUÉ, Isabel, BARROS VELOSO, A.J. - O Azulejo Português e a Arte Nova - Portuguese tiles and Art Nouveau. Colecçâo Hístoria da Arte, Edições Inapa, Lisbon 2000 (Bilingual Portuguese-English). 135 pages. Fully illustrated in colour. ISBN 9728387644. Esc. 10.500,-. Order from: Livraria Buchholtz or Byblos-arte. Address: see above.

Book SAPORITI, Teresa - Azulejaria de Eduardo Nery - Decorative tiles of Eduard Nery, Dover Publications, Lisbon 2000 (Portuguese and English text). ISBN 9729765324. Esc. 16.000,-. Order from: Livraria Buchholtz or Byblos-Arte.

Spain

Catalogue ESTALL i POLES, Vicent Joan - Catálogo de la Colección de Azulejos de Serie del siglo XIX, Faenza Editrice Ibérica, s.l. / Museo del Azulejo, Onda, Castellon, Spain. 2001, 367pp, over 1200 colour illus., over 40 illustrations of tile backs. This is a complete catalogue of the 19th and early 20th century Spanish tiles, mainly hand-painted and stencilled, from the collections of the Tile Museum, Onda, Spain. Interesting to see how many Minton and other English tile designs were copied and adapted by tile makers particularly in and around Onda. £ 75,-. Order from Buckland Books, address: see above.

Article CANALDA I LLOBET, Silvia - 'Les rajoles historiades de Sant Francesc d'Assis a Terrassa: presentació' (I) (The tiles decorated with the story of St. Francis of Assisi in Terrassa: introduction (I)), in: Butlletí Informatiu de Ceràmica, n° 68, January-June 2000, pp.42-51; a publication of the Associació Catalana de Ceràmica Decorada i Terrissa, Sant Honorat 7, 08002 Barcelona. Catalan text. Many other information on tiles and tiles related ceramics, panorama and book reviews.

Magazine La rajola Catalana de mostra dibuixada per Salvador Miquel (The Catalan 'Mostra' (Display) tile drawn by Salvador Miquel), Associació Catalana de Ceràmica, Barcelona, 2000. 47 pages. Reprint in full colour of the special issue of the Butlletí Informatiu de Ceràmica, nbr. 22 (1984). History of Catalan tiles in Catalan, Spanish, French and English. Original text, with updating notes in brackets. ESP 2.200,- Order from the Associació, address: see above.

Article PLEGUEZUELO, A. - 'Los azulejos del pavimento de la capilla de los benavente en Medina de Rioseco. Una posible obra de Juan Flores', in: Boletín del seminario de estudios de arte y arqueología, LXIV, (1998), Universidad de Valladolid.

Article PLEGUEZUELO, A. - 'Un conjunto inédito de azulejos de Jan Aalmis de Rotterdam en Ayamonte (Huelva)', in: Laboratorio de arte, 12 (1999), Universidad de Sevilla, 2000, pp. 255-267.

Tile fair "XXI Trobada de col-leccionistes de rajola Catalana i ceràmica antiga en general", in Vallromanes (Vallès Oriental), 27 May 2001 (organised each year on the fourth Sunday of May). An organisation of the Associació Catalana de Ceràmica.

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