<Li> <P> Ottoman tile, Istanbul, first half 16th century </P> </Li> <P> Ottoman tile, Istanbul, first half 16th century </P> <Li> <P> Pitcher from Susa in Iran, 8th - 9th century </P> </Li> <P> Pitcher from Susa in Iran, 8th - 9th century </P>

Cuerda seca tilework became widely used in the 16th and 17th centuries because