Ligurian Tablewares of the 13th to 15th Centuries. New Archaeological and Thin Section Data

This paper presents a chronological overview of the different wares produced during the 13th to 15th centuries in the centres of Genoa and Savona and the surrounding area, and considers some of the influences governing the evolution and distribution of the different wares within the broad traditions of Savona Archaic Graffita, Proto-Maiolica, Archaic Maiolica and Monochrome Graffita. For each ware the most common forms are described and the fabrics summarised.
The final section presents the results of ongoing scientific research into the pottery fabrics, which now has a databank of c. 5000 thin-section samples from the major production centres Mediterranean area.