Europa Postmediaevalis 2024

The fourth Europa Postmediaevalis conference took place in Warsaw, Poland, in the spring of 2024. This proceedings gathers 27 contributions from a total of eleven European countries. The book is divided into three thematic sections, all of which focus on post-medieval pottery.

The fourth Europa Postmediaevalis conference, entitled Patterns and Inspirations, took place in Warsaw, Poland, in the spring of 2024. The result is this book, containing 27 contributions from a total of eleven European countries. The book is divided into three thematic sections, all of which focus on post-medieval pottery. The editors believe that the diversity and quality of the contributions may answer the question raised in the last paper: does the archaeological study of pottery bring relevant information regarding the human past?

Preface

1. The Spread of Patterns Across Post-Medieval Europe

Traditions and Changes in the Practice of Rouletted Decoration on Late Medieval and Post-

Medieval Pottery in South and West Bohemia - Ladislav Capek

Early Modern Pottery Decoration Techniques in Bohemia - Gabriela Blazkova

Wroclaw as an Important Centre for the Production of Slipware in the Modern Period in Silesia - Pawel Duma

Which Came First: Inspiration or Demand? A New Look at the Origin of Slipware in Post-Medieval Poland - Magdalena Bis

Cultural Identity in Post-Medieval Times Based on Earthenware - Frauke Witte

The Influences of Ottoman Rule on Ceramic Finds from 16th-17th-Century Hungary - Adrienn Papp

Decoration - Inspiration - Patterns. On Certain Aspects of the Second Half of 17th- and Early 18th-Century Ceramics from Bohemia - Kristyna Matejkova

Tvrdomestice Type of Black Smoked Pottery from the 16th Century - Mario Bielich - Marian Curny

Stettiner Ware - a Typical Product of a Local Workshop, or Just a Cheap Imitation of Dutch Goods? - Mateusz Szeremeta

Patterns of the Past in the Lands Apart? Early Medieval Pottery Making Traditions in Post-Medieval Northeastern Europe - Maciej Trzeciecki

Decor of Kitchenware from Small Towns of the Cossack Hetmanate from the Second Half of the 17th to the First Quarter of the 18th Century - Oksana Kovalenko

Similarities and Differences in the Decorative Patterns of Pottery on Both Sides of the Outer Western Carpathians - Samuel spanihel

2. Traditional or Innovative. Case Studies from Portugal to Ukraine

Lisbon Pottery and Mudejarism in the Late 15th to Mid-16th Century - Rodrigo Banha da Silva - Sara da Cruz Ferreira - Andre Bargao - Jorge Branco

Ceramic Material from the Underwater Archaeological Excavation of a Post-Medieval Ballast Heap near Brbinj, Dugi Otok Island, Croatia - Roko Suric - Maja Kaleb - Luka Bekic

Fernand Braudel's World Economy and Ceramic Markers of Proto-Globalisation from European and Non-European Archaeological Contexts of the 16th Century. The Case Study of Ligurian Majolica - Marco Milanese

Tiny Things. Emotional Cuteness and Miniature Consumption in the 17th Century - Tania Manuel Casimiro - Ricardo Costeira da Silva

From Coimbra to the World: Early Modern Sgraffito-Painted Redwares - Ricardo Costeira da Silva - Tania Manuel Casimiro

Gilded and Colourful at the Santana Convent Table (Lisbon, Portugal) - Shanshan Li - Mario Varela Gomes - Huan Xiong - Rosa Varela Gomes - Joana Goncalves

Well of Finds. An Assortment of Ceramic Vessels from the 17th and 18th Centuries from a Well in Puck (Gdansk Pomerania, Poland) - Michal Starski

A New Type of Commonware from Poltava - Yuriy Puholovok

Tobacco Clay Pipes Under Baroque Influence. Plant and Floral Motifs on Clay Pipes Discovered in Deva Fortress - Ionu?-Cosmin Codrea

Faience and Porcelain Tableware from the Collections of the Museum of Warsaw in Relation to the Sociotopography of Warsaw in the 17th and 18th Centuries - Preliminary Remarks - Ewelina Wiecek-Bonowska

3. Stove Tiles: An Example of the Transfer of Inspiration and Patterns

Some Potters Working only for the Upper Class? - Harald Rosmanitz

Renaissance Stove Tiles from Wawel Royal Castle as an Example of the Transfer and Spread of Patterns - Bartlomiej Makowiecki

European and Local Features in the Decoration of Stove Tiles of the 17th - Early 18th Century from Baturyn, Ukraine - Liudmyla Myronenko

Feasting and Dancing Motifs on Vessels and Tiles from the Late Middle Ages and Early Modern Period as a Source of Knowledge on the Customs of Past Societes - Olga Krukowska

4. What Next?

Where Do We Draw the Line? Post-Medieval Material Culture in a Wider Perspective - Joel Santos - Tania Manuel Casimiro

List of Reviewers ,

Preface

1. The Spread of Patterns Across Post-Medieval Europe

Traditions and Changes in the Practice of Rouletted Decoration on Late Medieval and Post-

Medieval Pottery in South and West Bohemia – Ladislav Čapek

Early Modern Pottery Decoration Techniques in Bohemia – Gabriela Blažková

Wrocław as an Important Centre for the Production of Slipware in the Modern Period in Silesia – Paweł Duma

Which Came First: Inspiration or Demand? A New Look at the Origin of Slipware in Post-Medieval Poland – Magdalena Bis

Cultural Identity in Post-Medieval Times Based on Earthenware – Frauke Witte

The Influences of Ottoman Rule on Ceramic Finds from 16th–17th–Century Hungary – Adrienn Papp

Decoration – Inspiration – Patterns. On Certain Aspects of the Second Half of 17th- and Early 18th-Century Ceramics from Bohemia – Kristýna Matějková

Tvrdomestice Type of Black Smoked Pottery from the 16th Century – Mário Bielich - Marián Čurný

Stettiner Ware – a Typical Product of a Local Workshop, or Just a Cheap Imitation of Dutch Goods? – Mateusz Szeremeta 

Patterns of the Past in the Lands Apart? Early Medieval Pottery Making Traditions in Post-Medieval Northeastern Europe – Maciej Trzeciecki 

Decor of Kitchenware from Small Towns of the Cossack Hetmanate from the Second Half of the 17th to the First Quarter of the 18th Century – Oksana Kovalenko

Similarities and Differences in the Decorative Patterns of Pottery on Both Sides of the Outer Western Carpathians – Samuel Španihel

2. Traditional or Innovative. Case Studies from Portugal to Ukraine

Lisbon Pottery and Mudejarism in the Late 15th to Mid-16th Century – Rodrigo Banha da Silva — Sara da Cruz Ferreira — André Bargão — Jorge Branco

Ceramic Material from the Underwater Archaeological Excavation of a Post-Medieval Ballast Heap near Brbinj, Dugi Otok Island, Croatia – Roko Surić — Maja Kaleb — Luka Bekić 

Fernand Braudel’s World Economy and Ceramic Markers of Proto-Globalisation from European and Non-European Archaeological Contexts of the 16th Century. The Case Study of Ligurian Majolica – Marco Milanese

Tiny Things. Emotional Cuteness and Miniature Consumption in the 17th Century - Tânia Manuel Casimiro — Ricardo Costeira da Silva

From Coimbra to the World: Early Modern Sgraffito-Painted Redwares – Ricardo Costeira da Silva — Tânia Manuel Casimiro

Gilded and Colourful at the Santana Convent Table (Lisbon, Portugal) – Shanshan Li — Mário Varela Gomes — Huan Xiong — Rosa Varela Gomes — Joana Gonçalves

Well of Finds. An Assortment of Ceramic Vessels from the 17th and 18th Centuries from a Well in Puck (Gdańsk Pomerania, Poland) – Michał Starski

A New Type of Commonware from Poltava – Yuriy Puholovok

Tobacco Clay Pipes Under Baroque Influence. Plant and Floral Motifs on Clay Pipes Discovered in Deva Fortress – Ionuț-Cosmin Codrea

Faience and Porcelain Tableware from the Collections of the Museum of Warsaw in Relation to the Sociotopography of Warsaw in the 17th and 18th Centuries – Preliminary Remarks – Ewelina Więcek-Bonowska

3. Stove Tiles: An Example of the Transfer of Inspiration and Patterns

Some Potters Working only for the Upper Class? – Harald Rosmanitz

Renaissance Stove Tiles from Wawel Royal Castle as an Example of the Transfer and Spread of Patterns – Bartłomiej Makowiecki

European and Local Features in the Decoration of Stove Tiles of the 17th – Early 18th Century from Baturyn, Ukraine – Liudmyla Myronenko

Feasting and Dancing Motifs on Vessels and Tiles from the Late Middle Ages and Early Modern Period as a Source of Knowledge on the Customs of Past Societes – Olga Krukowska

4. What Next?

Where Do We Draw the Line? Post-Medieval Material Culture in a Wider Perspective – Joel Santos — Tânia Manuel Casimiro

List of Reviewers 

• Edited by Gabriela Blažková
• Edited by Kristýna Matějková
• Edited by Magdalena Bis
• Edited by Michał Starski
• Edited by Maciej Trzeciecki