Pottery category: 136 books
Concrete Garden Projects
Easy & Inexpensive Containers, Furniture, Water Features & More
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2011
For gardeners and backyard do-it-yourselfers, concrete is a revelation. It's durable, weatherproof, impossible to steal, and it provides much-needed insulation for outdoor plants. Concrete weathers beautifully, softening around the edges, developing moss, and becoming more picturesque with age.
Concrete...
by Hélène Balfet, Marie-France Fauvet, Susana Monzón
Language: Spanish
Release Date: June 27, 2014
Language: Spanish
Release Date: June 27, 2014
A partir de un conjunto de cerámicas procedentes de lugares diversos y de épocas diferentes, se establece un sistema de denominación y de descripción de aplicación general basado en el método de "degrés du fait" elaborado por A. Leroi-Gourhan. Se hace una clasificación de la nomenclatura...
by Okakura Kakuzo, Andras Nagy (editor)
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2012
This book is a compilation of material on the Japanese Tea ceremony and Okakura Kakuzo's classic book the Book of Tea.
by Jaime Echeverría García
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2013
The study of pre-Hispanic societies focuses not only on their most remarkable aspects—their technological developments, military exploits, political events, and economic achievements—but also on the everyday phenomena through which their ideology and identity are reproduced. One such element is...
by Shax Riegler, Robert Bean
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2013
Dishes is the dish obsessive’s dream come true—a definitive guide to the colorful, wonderful dinner plate, with hundreds of patterns organized thematically and annotated with historical details and charming anecdotes that span centuries and continents. The book is chock-full of everything a dish...
The Antiques Magpie
A compendium of absorbing history, stories and facts from the world of antiques
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2013
From the mythical artefacts of the ancient world to saucy seaside postcards, The Antiques Magpie explores the wonderful world of antiques and collectables. With Antiques Roadshow regular Marc Allum as your guide, go in search of stolen masterpieces, explore the first museums, learn the secrets of...
Ceramics
Contemporary Artists Working in Clay
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2016
This ebook presents the work of 30 contemporary artists who have turned to clay to shape their most innovative ideas into stunning works of art. From cups shaped like crystals to a tree trunk made of porcelain and stoneware planters painted to look like ladies, popular curator and blogger Kate Singleton...
The Ceramic Art of Japan
A Handbook for Collectors
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2010
Featuring dozens of color photographs and extensive commentary, this Japanese ceramics guide is an comprehensive resource for collectors and art enthusiasts.
For the collector of Japanese ceramics, the chief value of the book will lie in the author's very practical advice on what, where, and...
by Hans van Lemmen
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2012
Art Deco was arguably the twentieth century's most popular and memorable design movement, and has come to define the inter-war period with its clean sleek lines, streamlined shapes, bold abstract forms and bright colours. Art Deco Tiles charts the impact of this daring new style on the production...
Craft Perception and Practice
A Canadian Discourse, Volume 3
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2007
This third and final volume in the Craft Perception and Practice series features 21 essays and critical commentaries by acclaimed Canadian practitioners, educators and curators, demonstrating the range of critical thought about craft as presented in symposiums, exhibition catalogues and art journals....
by Edwin Atlee Barber
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2016
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
China's Porcelain Capital
The Rise, Fall and Reinvention of Ceramics in Jingdezhen
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2016
Maris Boyd Gillette's groundbreaking study tells the story of Jingdezhen, China's porcelain capital, from its origins in 1004 in Song dynasty China to the present day.
Gillette explores how Jingdezhen has been affected by state involvement in porcelain production, particularly during the long...
Collecting Chinese Mud Men
Information and Illustrations
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2013
Ever wonder about those clever Chinese "niren" figures, more commonly known as Chinese mud men, that have captured the imagination and enthusiasm of collectors worldwide? Finally, a book that separates fact from fiction and provides important information and fascinating insights. You will learn about...
New Directions in Ceramics
From Spectacle to Trace
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2016
New Directions in Ceramics explores and responds to contemporary ceramists' use of innovative modes of practice, investigating how change is happening and interpreting key works. Jo Dahn provides an overview
of the current ceramics landscape, identifying influential exhibitions, events and publications,...