Abstract:

Tile is defined as an ottoman onginet word meaning ‘‘Chinese Work’’ ‘‘Belonging to China’’In references,tile is defined as ‘‘Glazed Pot’’,ottomans have used ‘‘tile’’ for every object made of clay. Sgraffito which is one of surface ceramics decorations has been produced from the Italian word “graffiare” that means “engrave” and has been used in this language as “sgraffia” and “sgraffituna”. It has the same meaning in 17th century French with “sgrafit” and “gravure, engravement”. However, as the name of procedure, the word “sgraffito” is used. The procedure of engrawing is defined as “krantputz” in German, “kakiotoshi” in Japanese, “graffito” in Spanish and “sgraffito” in English and have been used in ceramics references in different languages. Sgraffito is the most prevalent technique used as ceramics decoration techniques. This technique has an old historical background almost as old as ceramics art. With the development of ceramics, sgraffito has been used in many different countries in different periods and has developed. In this technique that is stil being used, ceramics glazes are being used instead of primings that cover the structure colour and perform different colours, with the development of ceramics technology.

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