Un siècle de céramique d'art en Tunisie, les fils de J. Chemla, Tunis. Arts décoratifs – Arts appliqués The art of these venerable

The art of these venerable master swordsmiths has been passed down through the centuries and generations

then on imperial dynamics

Resulting from the research of a large Franco-Tunisian team

mainly from Swiss public and private collections

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Un siècle de céramique d'art en Tunisie, les fils de J. Chemla, Tunis. Arts décoratifs – Arts appliqués The art of these venerableCo published with Editions Dmter (Tunis), this richly illustrated book traces the history of an extraordinarily rich Mediterranean craft industry, along with the journey of a remarkable family. The "sons of Jacob Chemla" were a unique example of a Jewish company engaged in the production of artistic ceramics, an activity regularly practiced exclusively by Muslims since the Middle Ages. The Chemla revived it and permanently inscribed it in Tunisian art