Europa Postmediaevalis 2020

‘Post-medieval pottery in the spare time’ais a collection of papers planned for what would have been the second Europa Postmediaevalis conference. The focus is on the Early Modern period (15th to 18th centuries) and the growing use of new ceramic forms for leisure activities (smoking, drinking coffee or alcohol, garden strolls or gam

Post-medieval pottery in the spare time is a collection of papers planned for what would have been the second Europa Postmediaevalis conference. The focus is on the Early Modern period (15th to 18th centuries) and the growing use of new ceramic forms for leisure activities. Although the conference itself could not be held, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the volume nevertheless brings together 28 contributions from authors from nine countries, from Portugal to Russia, from Italian Sardinia to Polish Stargard. A finds assemblage from the United Arab Emirates published by Portuguese colleagues, represents the tenth country. The volume comprises several subtopics which at first glance seem diverse. And yet, be they smoking, drinking coffee or alcohol, garden strolls or games, they share one thing in common: they are hobbies and vices enjoyed mainly in one’s free time. In the Early Modern period, these were typically activities of a rather luxurious nature, initially reserved for those with loftier positions in society but which, over time, gradually filtered down to the lower economic classes. It is therefore not surprising that the greater demand for new activities was also reflected in pottery production. As such, new ceramic forms such as cups, pipes and flowerpots began to appear in Early Modern archaeological assemblages and form the basis of this anthology. The volume will provide readers with useful comparison assemblages and serve as a source of inspiration for subsequent research.

Preface 1. LITTLE BIG VICES - TOBACCO SMOKING AND DRINKING AND CAROUSING The Image of a Habit. Pipes and the Depiction of Smoking in Central European Art from the Beginning to the First World War - Gerald Volker Grimm A Little Vice: Tobacco Smoking in Tuscany from Material Sources - Marcella Giorgio Small Daily Vices: A Group of Clay Pipes in Post-Medieval Spoleto - Beatrice Brancazi, Giulia Previti Archaeology of Smoking and Tobacco Consumption. New Data from Campania Inland Settlements - Lester Lonardo Clay Pipes from Unknown Sites in the Area of Ilok, Croatia - Andrea Rimpf Tradition and Beauty - Ottoman Smoking Pipes Based on Materials from the State Hermitage Collection - Marina N. Gavrilova White Clay Tobacco Pipes at the Beginning of the 18th-Century in Saint Petersburg Based on Materials from the State Hermitage Collection - Roxana V. Rebrova A Contribution to the Coffee-Drinking Culture in Brno, Czech Republic - Lenka Sedlackova, Pavel Stanek "A Nice Cup of Tea." Pottery as Material Evidence of Changes in the Table Culture of 18th-Century Warsaw - Maciej Trzeciecki Chinese Porcelain for Tea and Coffee Drinking in the Old Quelba/Khor Kalba Fortress (Sharjah, UAE) - Jose Pedro Henriques, Rui Carita, Rosa Varela Gomes, Mario Varela Gomes 2. TOYS AND JOYS - CERAMIC TOYS AND SPARE TIME ITEMS What a Delightful Day: Spare Time Representation on Early Modern Portuguese Ceramics - Tania Manuel Casimiro Poor and Wealthy Children in Post-Medieval Sardinia (16th-20th Century). Ceramic Toys as Markers of Social Status - Marco Milanese Ceramic Toys and Spare Time Items of Townspeople in Hetman Ukraine in the 18th Century: On Materials from an Excavation in Poltava Yurii O. Puholovok Losing a Piece to Win a Game: Gaming Pieces in Portugal - Vanessa Galiza Filipe, Jose Pedro Henriques, Tania Manuel Casimiro Blow Your Whistle: Ceramic Whistles in Early Modern Lisbon - Tania Manuel Casimiro - Carlos Boavida A Terracotta Whistle Representing Saint Lazarus from Marmorata Street, Rome - Barbara Ciarrocchi 3. HIDDEN GARDEN TREASURES - FLOWERPOTS AND OTHER GARDEN CERAMICMarcin Majewski Forgotten Beauties. A Preliminary Study of Post-Medieval Flowerpots from the Czech Republic - Kristyna Matejkova Garden Pots from the Botanical Garden in Pisa (17th-20th Century) - Giuseppe Clemente The Pheasantry of Prague Castle in the 17th and 18th Centuries - Jan Frolik Flowerpots and Ceramic Plant Markers. A Case Study from the Muskau Park Excavation in 2017 - Joanna Dabal Not Everything Is as It Seems, a Garden on the Walls of Early Modern Lisbon - Mariana Almeida, Marcio Martingil 4. LAST BUT NOT LEAST From Heating Needs to Adaptation of Renaissance Patterns. Tiles from Small Towns of Pomerelia from the Second Half of the 14th Century to the End of the 16th Century - Michal Starski Late Gothic and Renaissance Stove Tiles from Lietava Castle, Slovakia - Mario Bielich Distillation Ceramics from Prague Castle, Czech Republic - Gabriela Blazkova, Alexandra Klouzkova, Maria Kolarova Silesian Workshops of Renaissance Ceramics with Moulded Relief Applications - Jakub Szajt Post-Medieval Ceramics from 18th-Century Fortifications in Nebesa near As (Czech Republic) - Vaclav Matousek, Pavel Drnovsky, Petr Hejhal, Ladislav Rytir, Katerina Pulcova, Veronika Pulcova List of Reviewers, Preface ;