Majolica is earthenware with a white tin glaze, decorated by applying colorants on the raw glazed surface. The high viscosity of the glaze restricts flow as the glaze melts, giving a glossy surface that maintains the line quality of the decoration. Categories: Pottery | Stub ... Painting technique Glaze is a term for painting with a transparent medium. ... The Pitch Drop Experiment at the University of Queensland. ...

Tin-glaze earthenware began in the Middle East. This ceramic knowledge came to Spain as the Muslims conquered North Africa and moved into Europe. Italians imported the pottery from the Spanish island of Majorca, calling it majolica ware. A map showing countries commonly considered to be part of the Middle East The Middle East is a region comprising the lands around the southern and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea, a territory that extends from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. ... The word ceramic is derived from the Greek word Κεραμεικος (the name of a suburb of Athens), and in its strictest sense refers to clay in all its forms. ... A Muslim (Arabic: مسلم) is an adherent of Islam. ... North Africa is a region generally considered to include: Algeria Egypt Libya Mauritania Morocco Sudan Tunisia Western Sahara The Canary Islands, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Azores and Madeira are sometimes considered to be a part of North Africa, though they do not share a common culture with the countries listed above. ... World map showing location of Europe When considered a continent, Europe is the worlds second smallest continent in terms of area, with an area of 10,600,000 km² (4,140,625 square miles), making it larger than Australia only. ... A man shapes pottery as it turns on a wheel. ... Majorca (Mallorca in Catalan and Spanish (sometimes also encountered in English), from Latin insula maior, later Maiorica major island) is one of the Balearic Islands (Catalan: Illes Balears, Spanish: Islas Baleares), which are located in the Mediterranean Sea and are a part of Spain. ...

Italian Majolica may be referred to by the city in which it was made. Two of the most important are Venice majolica and Urbino majolica. Location within Italy Venice (Italian: Venezia), the city of canals, is the capital of the region of Veneto and of the province of Venice, 45°26′ N 12°19′ E, population 271,663 (census estimate 2004-01-01). ... Panorama of Urbino with the cathedral and the palazzo ducale Urbino is a city in the Marche in Italy, southwest of Pesaro, a World Heritage Site with a great cultural history during the Renaissance as the seat of Federico da Montefeltro. ... Urbino majolica is majolica type of earthenware made in Urbino, Italy. ...

References

• "Majolica Overview". Ceramics Web. Retrieved Feb. 17, 2004.