La cerámica valenciana del siglo XIX tel tipo “pula”: contexto histórico, producción, cronología y difusión

The thesis is structured in five chapters, the first of which is introductory in nature and refers to gilded earthenware in the Crown of Aragon and the Nasrid Kingdom in the late Middle Ages, followed by another on the study of Valencian blue and gilded earthenware, known as the "Pula type", which gives way to the third, dedicated to the analysis of the material studied, The fourth chapter is devoted to a comparative study with materials from other sites, followed by the fifth chapter in which the doctoral student carries out an in-depth analysis of the Pula-type gilt ware, which represents the most interesting part of the thesis, which concludes with some final considerations. It includes an extensive bibliography, with no significant absences, and two appendices, the first with a Catalogue of the original group and the second with a Catalogue of decorative motifs. The degree of interest of any study referring to a particular ceramic production is measured according to the answer given to essential questions for its knowledge, such as the definition of its area of origin and its chronological framework -beginning, evolution and end-, as well as the systematisation of its decorative repertoire. From this point of view, the present thesis is of great interest, which is increased by the absence of previous studies comparable to this one in terms of depth and extension, which makes it a reference to be taken into account for future research on this production. It is worth highlighting the fifth chapter of the thesis, in which the PhD student provides an in-depth analysis of Pula-type ceramics, both in terms of morphology and technical aspects, as well as the spatial organization of the composition and a detailed study of the decorative themes and iconographic repertoire.