From Ordinary to Luxury

Islamic Ceramics from Iran, Central Asia and Afghanistan

By (author) Pierre Siméon Edited by Verena Daiber

Book cover: From Ordinary to Luxury

Extent: 192 pages

Publisher: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag

Subjects: Ancient Near East, Art & Art History, Islamic & Middle Eastern Studies

Language: English

Hardback (Published)

(February 2020)

ISBN: 9783954903870

Price: $119.00

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PDF (Published)

(September 2020)

ISBN: 9783954906819

Price: $99.00

“From Ordinary to Luxury” is based on the glazed and unglazed pottery from The Bumiller Collection and is a profound study of Iranian and Central Asian ceramics. The Bumiller set is not a collection of masterpieces, but gives an insight into the most diverse wares of daily life. Pierre Siméon’s expertise and hands-on experience as an archaeologist are invaluable assets for the knowledge of provenance and distribution of Iranian and Central Asian pottery. Apart from that, his study takes into account the works of our Russian colleagues, that have gone without adequate acknowledgement for decades due to the language barrier. <br/>


“From Ordinary to Luxury” is based on the glazed and unglazed pottery from The Bumiller Collection, assembled by the late Manfred Bumiller (1928-2018). The work is both a profound study of Central Asian ceramics and the start of the new series “Studies on The Bumiller Collection” dedicated to the development of the collection of the University Museum of Islamic Art in Bamberg. Pierre Simeon’s expertise and hands-on experience as an archaeologist are invaluable assets for the knowledge of Iranian and Central Asian pottery. Apart from that, his study takes into account the works of our Russian colleagues, that have gone without adequate acknowledgement for decades due to the language barrier. After a break of ten years this book on material largely neglected and barely studied in a comprehensive way launches the new series of Studies on The Bumiller Collection. May it be a handbook for whoever works on and is interested in the field of Islamic ceramics from the area that spreads from the Zagros to the borders of China.

  • By (author) Pierre Siméon
  • Edited by Verena Daiber