metallic oxides

Ingredients

metallic oxides

Preparation Steps

Original Recipe Text

The lustre technique is described as a complex process requiring expert skills and expensive metallic oxides. It also necessitated a higher consumption of fuel for firings than standard ceramic production (p. 88).

Evidence

"the complex lustre technique was also costly as it requires expert skills, expensive metallic oxides, and more fuel for firings than usual."

Remarks

Lustre was a costly technique used for high-status objects and architectural features. Only the court, nobles, and the very wealthy in mediaeval Iberia could afford these items. The technique was unique to this region at the time and had not yet spread to the rest of Europe (p. 88).