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Iznik

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Iznik

Modern name of ancient Nicaea, a town in Turkey noted for the richly decorated pottery and tiles produced there in the 15th and 16th centuries.


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Illuminate by a sapphire blue with white, flame and peacock cover photographed detail from Iznik tile in the Rutwem Pasha Mosque, in Istanbul, this is the only anthology of modern Turkish poetry translated into English.
Illuminate by a sapphire blue with white, flame and peacock cover photographed detail from Iznik tile in the Rutwem Pasha Mosque, in Istanbul, this is the only anthology of modern Turkish poetry translated into English.
A colour by virtue of its rarity or difficulty of production (Tyrian purple, Iznik red, lapis lazuli) can have the status of a precious material and be used accordingly.
 
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