Maiolica di Laterza
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The Maiolica di Laterza is a precious kind of maiolica
made in the town of Laterza
, part of the Apulia
region in Italy
.
Being at first an epicenter of creation for the Great Greece (Magna Graecia
in Latin) during the Ancient Rome
and Medieval periods, the production reaches its artistic apogee around the 17th and 18th centuries where it gets called Artistic Maiolica.
The Maiolica di Laterza is made under the CAT label (Traditional Artistic Ceramic) established in 1997 under statutory order from the Italian Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Handicrafts.
Maiolica
Maiolica is Italian tin-glazed pottery dating from the Renaissance. It is decorated in bright colours on a white background, frequently depicting historical and legendary scenes.-Name:...
made in the town of Laterza
Laterza
Laterza is a town and comune in the province of Taranto, part of the Apulia region of southeast Italy....
, part of the Apulia
Apulia
Apulia is a region in Southern Italy bordering the Adriatic Sea in the east, the Ionian Sea to the southeast, and the Strait of Òtranto and Gulf of Taranto in the south. Its most southern portion, known as Salento peninsula, forms a high heel on the "boot" of Italy. The region comprises , and...
region in Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
.
Being at first an epicenter of creation for the Great Greece (Magna Graecia
Magna Graecia
Magna Græcia is the name of the coastal areas of Southern Italy on the Tarentine Gulf that were extensively colonized by Greek settlers; particularly the Achaean colonies of Tarentum, Crotone, and Sybaris, but also, more loosely, the cities of Cumae and Neapolis to the north...
in Latin) during the Ancient Rome
Ancient Rome
Ancient Rome was a thriving civilization that grew on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 8th century BC. Located along the Mediterranean Sea and centered on the city of Rome, it expanded to one of the largest empires in the ancient world....
and Medieval periods, the production reaches its artistic apogee around the 17th and 18th centuries where it gets called Artistic Maiolica.
The Maiolica di Laterza is made under the CAT label (Traditional Artistic Ceramic) established in 1997 under statutory order from the Italian Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Handicrafts.