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Maiolica
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<p>Maiolica /maɪˈɒlɪkə/ is <a href="/facts/Tin-glazed_pottery/ywk4JX5b">tin-glazed pottery</a> decorated in colours on a white background. The most renowned Italian maiolica is from the <a href="/facts/Italian_Renaissance/BqPWuNmz">Renaissance</a> period. These works were known as <i>istoriato</i> wares ("painted with stories") when depicting historical and mythical scenes. By the late 15th century, multiple locations, mainly in northern and <a href="/facts/Central_Italy/UIRNQyqC">central Italy</a>, were producing sophisticated pieces for a luxury market in Italy and beyond. In France, maiolica developed as <a href="/facts/Faience/Tlb7dgFh">faience</a>, in the Netherlands and England as <a href="/facts/Delftware/CoXc5qcR">delftware</a>, and in Spain as <a href="/facts/Talavera_de_la_Reina_pottery/4ASF3aJN">talavera</a>. In English, the spelling was anglicised to <i>majolica</i> (/maɪˈɒlɪkə/). </p>