Lajvardina Wares: Cobalt and Gold

This book examines the well—known but still poorly understood corpus of lajvardina ware from Iran, Central Asia and Russia. Acting as a follow—up volume to Mina'i Ware: A Reassessment and Comprehensive Study of Iranian Polychrome Overglaze Wares Through Sherds (Edinburgh UniversityPress, 2024), it employs a broadly similar methodological approach to the next phase in the development of overglaze painted wares. Most vessels in museums are rebuilt, often from pieces of multiple different vess...