English Tilers

by Elizabeth Eames

Brightly coloured tiles, often decorated with enchanting scenes or designs, are among the most common and fascinating survivals from the medieval period. When decorated floor tiles were first introduced, tilers were specially commissioned to create elaborate pavements for wealthy, royal, and ecclesiastical patrons. Before long, individual tilers branched out to manufacture decorated tiles and market them commercially. Soon, manor houses, merchant's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802077064
• ISBN13: 9780802077066
• Release Date: May 1992
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 72 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.