Gyuricza Anna: Reneszánsz kályhacsempék Északkelet-Magyarországról (Borsodi Kismonográfiák 37. Miskolc, 1992)

RENAISSANCE GLAZED TILES FROM THE NORTH-EAST OF HUNGARY The origin and circumstances of discovery of glazed tiles The glazed tiles studied in this dissertation have been found in the fortress of Füzér, Szerencs, Sárospatak, and in the castle of Kéked and Pacin. Between 1978 and 1981, during the archeological examinations in the castle of Kéked - which has been built in the last quarter of the 16th century -, 35 types or their varieties could have been found and separated from the finds. The castle of Pacin has been built in the last quarter of the 16th century. There were archeological examinations there between 1978 and 1981, where a very rich material of finds has been found and 56 types or varieties could have been identified. In the fortress of Szerencs - which has been built in the middle of the 16th century -, after research works of several decades, not too rich material of glazed tiles has been found, with only 21 types and varieties. In Sárospatak, there have been examinations since 1950, by fits and starts. An enormous material can be found here, but I study only the restored tin-glazed tiles. In Füzér, in 1977, during a few weeks long research work, a numerous material has been found, with 94 types and varieties. The chronological order and classification of glazed tiles In the catalogue I tried to work out the chronological order of the tiles, and to make clear their possible relations to each other. The time between the production of glazed tiles and their disappearance under ground is very variable, it can be even 100 years, so not only stratigraphic examinations, but art historical analysis and interdependencies also have an important role in dating them. Glazed tiles from the earliest period (from Úte end of the 15th century - till the beginning of the 16th century) The glazed tiles and remains shown by the illustrations no.* 1-16. form one group because of the glaze and the peculiarities of the technique (brick clay, coloured glaze 165