Ceramics

Ceramics
Author: Bryan Sentance
Publisher:
Total Pages: 216
Release: 2004-01-01
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780500511770

This comprehensive survey of traditional ceramics is organized into eight main sections, with more than 70 topics, from the excavation and preparation of the materials to such techniques as appliqu, incising, impressing, and graffito.

World Ceramics

World Ceramics
Author: Hugo Munsterberg
Publisher: Penguin Putnam
Total Pages: 196
Release: 1998
Genre: Art
ISBN:

Representing civilizations all over the world, this remarkable volume traces the history of ceramics from the sixth millennium B.C. to the 1990s. 191 color illustrations.

A Novel History of Clay

A Novel History of Clay
Author: Paul Palul Rideout
Publisher:
Total Pages: 162
Release: 2020-07-15
Genre:
ISBN:

The known history of ceramics is over 30,000 years old. The outcome of man's discovery of the properties of fired clay opened a technological portal that remains open today. Acknowledging there are many excellent books on ceramics, Palul has written a series of short stories in a historical novel format, showing unique characters actually experiencing clay in their lives - making discoveries and technical advances, creating objects in their times and places - a book that is not only technically informative, but educational and interesting to read as well. Palul draws on 50 years experience as a ceramic artist and 35 years teaching the subject for Shasta College in Redding, California. Book 1 of the series covers three major clay discoveries during prehistoric times between 30,000 and 9,000 BC.

The Magic of Ceramics

The Magic of Ceramics
Author: David W. Richerson
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 315
Release: 2012-09-12
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1118392302

Most people would be surprised at how ceramics are used, from creating cellular phones, radio, television, and lasers to its role in medicine for cancer treatments and restoring hearing. The Magic of Ceramics introduces the nontechnical reader to the many exciting applications of ceramics, describing how ceramic material functions, while teaching key scientific concepts like atomic structure, color, and the electromagnetic spectrum. With many illustrations from corporations on the ways in which ceramics make advanced products possible, the Second Edition also addresses the newest areas in ceramics, such as nanotechnology.

World of Kreiss Ceramics

World of Kreiss Ceramics
Author: Pat Aikins
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2011-06-01
Genre: Porcelain figures
ISBN: 9780895380982

These distinctive ceramic figurines, kitchen ware and bathroom ware were made in Japan from 1946 until about 1971. They are brightly painted and known for humorous expressions and appearance. This guide shows a wide selection of the known items, in color and with descriptions,dimensions, and estimated values. They are popularly recognized and collected for their delightful appearance. The Psycho series is the best known and most desirable.

Ceramics of Iran

Ceramics of Iran
Author: Oliver Watson
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 529
Release: 2020-11-24
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0300254288

A beautifully illustrated showcase of the rich and varied ceramic tradition of Iran Featuring a broad selection of objects from one of the most distinguished collections of Iranian art, this volume brings together over 1,000 years of Persian Islamic pottery. With more than 500 illustrations, authoritative technical treatises, and insightful commentary, Ceramics of Iran assembles a collection of rarely seen treasures from the Persian world and presents a collective history of its renowned ceramic tradition. Included among its comprehensive catalogue entries are numerous translations of the object’s inscriptions, providing readers with a richer and more detailed understanding of the cultural heritage from which these items are derived. In addition, the book contains new research and material from previously unknown sites. Featuring all new photography of nearly 250 objects, Ceramics of Iran brings the extraordinary contributions of Persian art into a wider historical context, along with a wealth of images to demonstrate the full scope of its intricate beauty.

Isamu Noguchi and Modern Japanese Ceramics

Isamu Noguchi and Modern Japanese Ceramics
Author: Louise Allison Cort
Publisher: University of California Press
Total Pages: 219
Release: 2003
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780520239234

This volume presents the ceramic oeuvre of Isamu Noguchi and includes other major ceramic artists from postwar Japan, analyzing the conflict between modernity and tradition and the search for cultural identity.

Ceramics of the Islamic World

Ceramics of the Islamic World
Author: Geza Fehervari
Publisher: I.B. Tauris
Total Pages: 400
Release: 2000-03-10
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9781860644306

In discussing the alluring tile work of the Islamic artistic tradition, particularly the faience mosaics found in Iran and Central Asia during the fourteenth century, the author also discusses buildings which were decorated by this technique." "Ceramics of the Islamic World draws largely on the rich collection of the Tareq Rajab Museum, with its great strength in early Islamic pottery."--BOOK JACKET.

The Ceramics of China

The Ceramics of China
Author: Gloria Mascarelli
Publisher: Schiffer Book for Collectors
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2003
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780764318436

Over 7000 years of Chinese pottery and porcelain in text and pictures, from Neolithic times through the fall of the Qing dynasty in 1911. Illustrations follow the evolution from the earliest pottery tomb figures to the fine porcelains created by edicts of nineteenth century Chinese Emperors. The book features over 400 color photographs, a Time Line of selected historical events, and values in today's marketplace for each pictured item.