Pottery & Ceramics 1

Gothic art finds its roots in the powerful architecture of the cathedrals of northern France. It is a medieval art movement that evolved throughout Europe over more than 200 years. Leaving curved Ro……続きを見る

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 Jingdezh……続きを見る

In Courtly Mediators, Leah R. Clark investigates the exchange of a range of materials and objects, including metalware, ceramic drug jars, Chinese porcelain, and aromatics, across the early modern I……続きを見る

Marks are one of the collector's most important tools when it comes to identifying and dating antiques. Of course, it is important to understand that they should never be relied upon completely, as ……続きを見る

This pocket-sized guide to identifying and interpreting metal and ceramic marks has been improved with the addition of the most recent hallmarks, along with details of the new hallmarking system. Do……続きを見る

The daily lives of ordinary people are replete with objects, common things used in commonplace settings. These objects are our constant companions in life. As such, writes Soetsu Yanagi, they should……続きを見る

There are few pieces of pottery more recognisable than those designed by Clarice Cliff. For many the epitome of Art Deco, characterised by bold colour and lines, geometric shapes, and stylised repre……続きを見る

Neil Ewins' study of the Staffordshire potteries in a period of great global change traces how ceramics production has been affected by globalisation in both familiar and unexpected ways. Although m……続きを見る

"This book made me fall in love with glaze all over again." ーBen Carter, author of Mastering the Potter’s Wheel Whether you look forward to glazing your work or are guilty of saying "I hate glazing……続きを見る

The Jubilee Cane takes three main colors and combines them with white, black, and each other to create a complex tapestry of color. Clever reduction and recombination of the original cylindrical can……続きを見る

Easy Sculpted Foam for Your Home Let Koren Russell's magic show you how to turn foam and clay into gorgeous finials, funky clocks, or green tree frogs in Easy Sculpted Foam for Your Home. In this bo……続きを見る

The Plaid Cane is deceptively simple, featuring a straightforward construction. The color play is achieved through a nontraditional use of a single Skinner blend. The Shawl Pin is constructed easily……続きを見る

This book is the result of more than fifteen years of research. The study has been carried on, partly in libraries and town records, partly by conferences with descendants of potters and others fami……続きを見る

Learn to make five types of buttons while also learning your way around polymer clay. All of these buttons can be made with the simplest of tools, many of them found around your house! REQUIRED SKIL……続きを見る

This edition features • illustrations • a linked Table of Contents and Index CONTENTS Table of clay rocks I Introduction. The chemical and physical properties of clays II Clay and associated rocks I……続きを見る

This book is a compilation of material on the Japanese Tea ceremony and Okakura Kakuzo's classic book the Book of Tea. 続きを見る

Clay So Cute! shows how one of the easiest mediumsーpolymer clay, which need only be baked in the ovenーcan be sculpted into quick, simple, totally fun jewelry and accessories for tween girlsーinclu……続きを見る

Rome is 'the city of seven hills'. This book examines the need for the 'seven hills' cliché, its origins, development, impact and borrowing. It explores how the cliché relates to Rome's real volcani……続きを見る

Takes you through the seven-step process of making clay into a pot, drawing parallels at each stage to the process of spiritual growth. Through reflective questions in each chapteralong with a wealt……続きを見る

Lhomme précolombien a donné aux aliments une importance vitale mais aussi et surtout une place primordiale dans sa culture. Des produits comme le maïs, le haricot, la cour­gette, le cacao et le pime……続きを見る

Maneki Neko, the traditional Japanese fortune cat, is always depicted as having one paw raised and the other holding a koban coin. This special gesture contains some significant meaning in it. 続きを見る

Burne-Jones’ oeuvre can be understood as an attempt to create in paint a world of perfect beauty, as far removed from the Birmingham of his youth as possible. At that time Birmingham was a byword fo……続きを見る

Edward Coley Burne–Jones (Birmingham, 1833 – Londres, 1898). Toute l'oeuvre de Burne-Jones peut être comprise comme une tentative de créer par la peinture un monde de beauté parfaite, aussi différen……続きを見る

Auf einer literarischen Reise von der Sierra Madre Occidental bis zum Meer führt uns Júpiter Martínez zwischen Anekdoten und Sze­nen aus dem Alltag durch die erstaunliche und manchmal gefähr­liche G……続きを見る

Dans ce voyage de la Sierra Madre occidentale à la mer auquel il nous convie, Júpiter Martínez nous promène, entre anecdotes et scènes de la vie quotidienne, dans lincroyable et parfois dangereuse g……続きを見る

"It is rare to find a book on art that presents complex aesthetic principles in clear readable form. Ceramics, by Philip Rawson, is such a book. I discovered it ten years ago, and today my well-worn……続きを見る

Für den prähispanischen Menschen nahmen die Nahrungsmittel nicht nur einen erstrangigen Platz in seinem Leben ein, sondern sie waren von entscheidender Bedeutung in seiner Kultur. Produkte wie Mais,……続きを見る

Utopic Impulses: Contemporary Ceramics Practice brings together ten essays and twenty artist projects to explore ceramics as a socially responsible practice. By framing particular ceramics practices……続きを見る

In a literary journey from the Sierra Madre to the sea, Júpiter Martínez guides us, between stories and scenes of daily life, through the astonishingand at times dangerousgeography of Sonora. This s……続きを見る

You can choose to use special occasion pictures, such as weddings, graduations and christenings for these Family Tree Magnets, but they are also plenty of fun with candid shots. REQUIRED SKILLS Ba……続きを見る