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Preserved fragments of tiles from the late 12th-century minaret of the Kasbah Mosque in Marrakesh, Morocco, have been cited as the earliest surviving example of cuerda seca tilework being used for architectural decoration. [5] In Central Asia, tiles were manufactured using the cuerda seca technique from the second half of the 14th century. [7]
In this technique, motifs were formed by pressing a metal or wooden mould over the unbaked tile, leaving a motif delineated by thin ridges of clay that prevented the different colours in between from bleeding into each other during baking. This was similar to the older cuerda seca technique but more efficient for mass production.
This eventually was overcome by the cuerda seca technique. Different colors can be put onto a tile and then the colored areas are outlined by a greasy substance and the tile is fired. This technique came about as early as the late fourteenth century and was especially popular later on in Safavid Iran.
This tilework was of many different styles and techniques, including cuerda seca tiles, multi-coloured underglaze tiles, and blue-and-white tilework, [5] resembling the Iznik tiles that were produced for the Ottoman capital. [4] A small number of tiles were actual Iznik productions that were imported to Jerusalem. [17]
[13] [12] [7] In this technique, motifs were formed by pressing a metal or wooden mould over the unbaked tile, leaving a motif delineated by thin ridges of clay that prevented the different colours in between from bleeding into each other during baking. This was similar to the older cuerda seca technique but more efficient for mass production.
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There were a number of varieties of ceramics under the Almoravids, including cuerda seca pieces. [202] The most luxurious form was iridescent lustreware, made by applying a metallic glaze to the pieces before a second firing. [202] This technique came from Iraq and flourished in Fatimid Egypt. [202]