%0 Journal Article %T A General Look over the Characterisation of Lustre Glazes %A Bekir KARASU %J - %D 2019 %X Lustre is a kind of metal每glass composite made of glassy matrix in which metallic copper and/or silver nano每particles are embedded. The size of particles varies between 5每50 and form a layer of 100 nm每1 mm on body. The colours and brightness of the layers are due to the light absorption and dispersion by the layer itself. The pigments used do not exhibit metallic brightness never, instead they appear as iridescent spots. Lustre glazes, for the first time, were patterned glazes produced by Islamic ceramist in Samarra and Basra cities of Mesopotamia during Abbasid Dynasty in 9. century AC. Its preliminary samples belong to Fustat, the capital of Egypt of Fatimid Dynasty. After, they had been produced in Syria (12每15. century AC) and Iran (12每17. century AC). Each Era and region inhibit their original characteristics. Hereby, the historical journey and general knowledge about lustre are summarised %K L邦ster %K Sˋr %K Tarihˋe %K 邦retim %K ˋzellik %U http://dergipark.org.tr/ecjse/issue/43039/454149