La ceramica a Pisa dal Mille al Duecento, tra produzioni locali e importazioni mediterranee

In the Early Middle Age, pottery was manufactured in the surroundings of Pisa at sites located near castles, parish churches and monasteries. As for the city itself, we have evidence of workshops from the beginning 12th century onwards. The produced artefacts were fired only once, without any kind of coating, and the simple incised decorations were made before firing. From this moment on, Pisa also start importing ceramics from all over the Mediterranean, clear sign of an economic and social transformation of the city. These objects, manufactured using technologies unknown at that time in Italy, were waterproofed by the application of glazed coatings and enriched with coloured decorations. These features made them original and captivating enough to create a demand both for domestic use (initially as luxury items) and as relatively cheap architectural decorations for the city churches.