Céramiques médiévales à Alexandrie
Véronique François

Etudes Alexandrines 2, Institut Français d'Archéologie Orientale, Cairo, 1999
This work is dedicated to the hundreds of fragments of fine ceramic ware from the Islamic and Ottoman periods that have been found in excavations within Alexandria since the beginning of last century. The study attempts to present as complete an inventory as possible. As well as Egyptian tableware, a remarkable selection of ceramics imported from the West, the Middle and Far East have been discovered. Of different styles and types, these vases demonstrate the principal techniques used by potters, both Christian and Muslim of the 9th to 15th centuries. With regard to economic history, this material of diverse origins illustrates the exchanges that existed between Fatimid, Ayoubid and Mamluke Egypt and Christian and Muslim lands both near and far, and will allow a look at the difficult question of the trade in crockery throughout the Mediterranean world.
Rausafa ware, photo by Jean-Claude Hurteau (CNRS)