These first 5 books are dedicated to Morocco. They show many examples of the use of zellige and mosaics in this country: fountains, mosques, palaces, riads, steam, etc... They reveal the multiple use of zellij in architecture in Morocco: pavements, paneling, arches, decorative panels, columns, bathrooms, ...

The following book treats the broader topic of ceramics and ceramic tiles in Islamic architecture. The 7^th book shows the richness of geometric patterns in Islamic art. The last two books show the evolution of the use of ceramics in architecture in Europe: Moorish ceramics, Spanish and Portuguese azulejos, medieval pavement, Delft tiles, tiles of the Italian Renaissance, Art nouveau ceramics, etc.

 

Zelliges offer many examples of geometric patterns, very typical of Islamic art. The website Pattern in Islamic art shows countless pictures of patterns made with mosaic tiles, but also staff, wood, or marble... It also gives a selection of books and websites devoted to Islamic art in general.

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• Moroccan Interiors
  by Lisa Lovatt-Smith
  Ed. Taschen, 1999

• Arabesques.
  Decorative Art in Morocco
  by Jean-Marc Castera
  ACR Edition, 1996

• Marrakech style.
  The magic of living in Morocco
  by Barbara and René Stoeltie
  Ed. Thames & Hudson, 2009

• Morocco Modern
  World Design series
  by Herbert Ypma
  Ed. Thames & Hudson, 2010

• Traditional Islamic craft in Moroccan architecture
  (2 volumes) by André Paccard
  Ed. Atelier 74, 1980

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• L'Art de la céramique dans l'architecture musulmane
  by Gérard Degeorge and Yves Porter
  Ed. Flammarion, 2001
  (in French)

• Motifs géométriques : Ornements d'architecture
  by Gérard Robine
  Ed. Vial, 2010
  (in French)

• Azulejos, Les Métamorphoses de l’azur
  Ed. Ars Latina
  Paris, 1994
  (in French and Spanish)

• La Ruta de la Ceramica
  Ed. Asociación Española de Fabricantes de Azulejos
  Castellón, 2000
  (in Spanish)