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Skira Objects of Imagination: Contemporary Arab
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Oxford University Press Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum Great Britain Harrow School
Book SynopsisThe core of the collection of Greek vases at Harrow School is the gift of Sir John. Gardner Wilkinson, a leading Egyptologist of the mid nineteenth century whose wide range of interests is well demonstrated by his skill in collecting Greek vases, as well as his still influential books on Egypt. The collection is by no means an ordinary one, since it contains more than its share of Athenian masterpieces as well as a full range of wares from other parts of Greece and Italy. It includes the name vase of the Harrow Painter, an outstanding amphora by the Kleophrades Painter, and many hitherto unpublished pieces of more than ordinary merit.
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British Academy Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum Great Britain Aberdeen University Marischal Museum Collection
Book SynopsisThis volume makes available the fascinating yet under-publicised vases in the Marischal museum, University of Aberdeen. The range includes Attic black and red figure of extremely high quality, Etruscan bucchero, and South Italian red figure. A detailed introduction discusses the history of the acquisition of the collections, collection management and display.Trade Review[An] excellent addition to the series * K.W. Arafat, The Classical Review *...the CVA is an all important guide. * Michael M. Eisman and Keri Ecker, Bryn Mawr Classical Review *
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Indiana University Press Daniel Johnston
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThroughout this book, Glassie provides a vivid, on-the-ground sense of Johnston's evolving work, from journeyman pottery to installation art. His close observations, high-quality photographs, and liberal quotations from interviews offer a rich document of the potter's aesthetic and technical decisions in the context of the Seagrove vernacular tradition and other artistic realms. Glassie concludes his study with further reflections on friendship, fieldwork, and artistic biography. This excellent book will appeal to a range of scholars and general readers with an interest in folklore, material culture, art history, and the American South. * Journal of Folklore Research *Table of Contents1. Beginnings 2. Apprenticeship 3. East and West 4. Building a Shop and Making a Pot 5. Firing 6. Selling 7. New Directions Afterword Notes Oral Sources Bibliography Index
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Indiana University Press The Michiana Potters Art Community and
Book SynopsisTrade Review"In the context of previous studies of American ceramic traditions, both historic and recent, McGriff makes a substantial contribution to this field of scholarship by offering a fresh way of thinking about handcraft in postmodern America. One of her study's potential strengths [is] as a model to point the way for similar studies in other parts of the country."—John A. Burrison, author of Global Clay: Themes in World Ceramic Traditions"McGriff breaks important new ground that will enrich the understanding of the creative processes associated with object making [and] enables the reader to better understand how the study of potters working together can be a powerful tool for understanding regions and groups."—C. Kurt Dewhurst, author of Folklife and Museums: Twenty-First Century PerspectivesTable of ContentsAcknowledgments1. Michiana Connections: An Introduction2. Education, Identity, and Vocational Habitus3. The Michiana Aesthetic and the Collaborative Process of Wood Firing4. Collection Practices: Maintaining the Aesthetic5. More Than Pottery in Michiana; More than Michiana in Pottery6. The Potter's Social LifeEpilogue: Constant ChangeAppendix I: Michiana Pottery Tour MapsAppendix II: Apprentices, Assistants, and/or InternsWorks CitedIndex
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Indiana University Press The Michiana Potters Art Community and
Book SynopsisTrade Review"In the context of previous studies of American ceramic traditions, both historic and recent, McGriff makes a substantial contribution to this field of scholarship by offering a fresh way of thinking about handcraft in postmodern America. One of her study's potential strengths [is] as a model to point the way for similar studies in other parts of the country."—John A. Burrison, author of Global Clay: Themes in World Ceramic Traditions"McGriff breaks important new ground that will enrich the understanding of the creative processes associated with object making [and] enables the reader to better understand how the study of potters working together can be a powerful tool for understanding regions and groups."—C. Kurt Dewhurst, author of Folklife and Museums: Twenty-First Century PerspectivesTable of ContentsAcknowledgments1. Michiana Connections: An Introduction2. Education, Identity, and Vocational Habitus3. The Michiana Aesthetic and the Collaborative Process of Wood Firing4. Collection Practices: Maintaining the Aesthetic5. More Than Pottery in Michiana; More than Michiana in Pottery6. The Potter's Social LifeEpilogue: Constant ChangeAppendix I: Michiana Pottery Tour MapsAppendix II: Apprentices, Assistants, and/or InternsWorks CitedIndex
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MP-WIS Uni of Wisconsin The Codrus Painter Iconography and Reception of Athenian Vases in the Age of Pericles
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MP-WIS Uni of Wisconsin Athens Etruria and the Many Lives of Greek
Book SynopsisA trade in Athenian pottery flourished from the early sixth until the late fifth century BCE, finding a market in Etruria. Most studies of these painted vases focus on the artistry and worldview of the Greeks who made them, but Sheramy Bundrick shifts attention to their Etruscan customers, ancient trade networks, and archaeological contexts.Trade ReviewChallenges and enriches our understanding of the ancient economy, the Athenian vase trade and its Etruscan customers, the iconography of Attic vases, and Etruscan funerary practices."" - Denise Demetriou, author of Negotiating Identity in the Ancient Mediterranean""Bundrick's emphasis on consumer choice is original and groundbreaking. She does not examine vases as isolated creations. By reconstructing Etruscan funerary assemblages, she demonstrates a coherence in the choice of iconographical subjects adorning the various vases deposited in a grave."" - Athéna Tsingarida, Université libre de BruxellesTable of Contents List of Illustrations Acknowledgments List of Abbreviations 1 The Many Lives of Athenian Vases 2 The Nature of the Athenian Vase Trade Findspots and Distribution Data Pottery Workshop Deposits in Athens Trademarks, Batch Notations, and Price Inscriptions Shipwrecks with Commercial Cargo Conclusions 3 Context, Consumption, and Attic Vases in Etruria Liminality, Performativity, and Attic Vases in Etruscan Tombs A Tale of Two Assemblages Conclusions 4 Athenian Eye Cups Abroad Apotropaion vs. Symposion Athenian Eye Cups at Etruscan Vulci Conclusions 5 The Mastery of Water Herakles Meets the Merman Fountainhouse Hydriai and the Etruscan Culto dell’Acqua Conclusions 6 Attic Vases as Etruscan Cineraria Tarquinia Caere Vulci Foiano della Chiana Conclusions 7 The Etruscanization of Attic Figured Pottery Notes References Index
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MP-WIS Uni of Wisconsin Athens Etruria and the Many Lives of Greek
Book SynopsisThe trade in Athenian pottery flourished from the early sixth until the late fifth century BCE, finding an eager market in Etruria. Most studies of these painted vases focus on the artistry and worldview of the Greeks who made them, but Sheramy Bundrick shifts attention to their Etruscan customers, trade networks, and archaeological contexts.Table of Contents List of Illustrations Acknowledgments List of Abbreviations 1 The Many Lives of Athenian Vases 2 The Nature of the Athenian Vase Trade Findspots and Distribution Data Pottery Workshop Deposits in Athens Trademarks, Batch Notations, and Price Inscriptions Shipwrecks with Commercial Cargo Conclusions 3 Context, Consumption, and Attic Vases in Etruria Liminality, Performativity, and Attic Vases in Etruscan Tombs A Tale of Two Assemblages Conclusions 4 Athenian Eye Cups Abroad Apotropaion vs. Symposion Athenian Eye Cups at Etruscan Vulci Conclusions 5 The Mastery of Water Herakles Meets the Merman Fountainhouse Hydriai and the Etruscan Culto dell’Acqua Conclusions 6 Attic Vases as Etruscan Cineraria Tarquinia Caere Vulci Foiano della Chiana Conclusions 7 The Etruscanization of Attic Figured Pottery Notes References Index
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Boydell & Brewer Ltd Frans Wildenhain 195075
Book SynopsisAn in-depth analysis of Frans Wildenhain and his role in mid-century studio ceramics.Steeped in modernist ceramic aesthetics, Frans Wildenhain studied under Gerhard Marcks and Max Krehan at the Bauhaus pottery workshop in Dornburg, Germany. There, Wildenhain met another potter, Marguerite Friedlaender, his futurewife. Following World War II, Wildenhain emigrated to the U.S. Earning prizes for his art at the 1939 International Exposition in Paris and the 1958 Brussels World's Fair, Wildenhain also received a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1958,became a Fellow of the American Crafts Council and his work is in the collections of the Smithsonian Institution, Everson Museum and the Art Institute of Chicago.This book features archival images as well as more than 150rich, color photographs of the ceramics exhibited in 2012 at the Rochester Institute of Technology, NY. Six chapters offer contributions to scholarship on the artist, mid-century studio pottery and modern design, monetizing and commercial acceptance of mid-century handcrafted art at an innovative artists' cooperative, university education at the School for American Craftsmen, and an interview with collector Robert Johnson who donated his Wildenhain collection to RIT. The book is an essential document of the exhibition and an excellent reference for those interested in ceramics, crafts, mid-century design and art entrepreneurship.Trade ReviewGoing well beyond the traditional biography of the artist and his works, the catalog contextualizes the cultural, academic, and economic factors of the mid-twentieth century that influenced not only Wildenhain's career, but also the state of contemporary American craft...exhaustively researched and stunningly presented...highly recommended for any library collecting materials on ceramics, mod-century decorative arts and design, and the post WWII arts marketplace. * ART LIBRARIES SOCIETY *The photographs of the pots inspire a wish to hold them. The large number of great photographs will stand as a testimony to Wildenhain's career and serve as a reference. * MAINE ANTIQUE DIGEST *After the RIT exhibition and Bruce Austin's accompanying book...Frans Wildenhain may finally be ready for his close-up. * ANTIQUES ROADSHOW INSIDER (USA) *
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Archeological Exploration of Sardis The Corinthian Attic and Lakonian Pottery from
Book SynopsisThis work consists of three illustrated sections presenting the ceramic finds excavated at Sardis, but produced in the mainland Greek centers of Corinth, Athens, and Sparta. The authors' study of this material from the Harvard-Cornell excavations offers new evidence of the taste for Greek wares and shapes in Anatolia before the time of Alexander.Trade ReviewThis volume, the tenth in the monograph series Archaeological Exploration of Sardis, is the first to be devoted exclusively to pottery from the site...[It presents] some of the most easily identified and most prominent classes of Greek pottery of the Archaic period found in Sardis: the Corinthian, Attic and Lakonian...The volume provides as up-to-date an overview of these relevant classes of pottery as possible...The plates, 66 in all, many combining line-drawings with photographs, are of good quality and the volume itself is well edited and handsomely produced. The volume will quickly find its place as an important reference tool in any archaeological library. -- John K. Papadopoulos * Bryn Mawr Classical Review *The prestigious series of monographs on the results of the Harvard-Cornell excavations at Sardis, nine volumes of which have already appeared, is now enriched by the publication of a tenth, devoted to the imported Corinthian, Attic, and Lakonian pottery. Written by three scholars whose prose styles are refreshingly different, yet compatible, this volume catalogues finds from more than 30 years of excavation...This book is a pleasure to read and use. It is logically organized and written with clarity and insight. The catalogue entries are both concise and complete, with up-to-date references. A useful concordance of finds by inventory number and a comprehensive index accompany the text. The plates include plans of the site of Sardis and photographs, often accompanied by profile drawings, of the majority of the catalogued items. The overall quality of the illustrations is excellent...This volume makes a significant contribution to our knowledge of the nature and distribution of imported mainland Greek pottery in western Anatolia. It should prove a valuable tool for vase specialists, as well as for those interested in ancient Mediterranean trade patterns and the chronological application of stratified pottery. We eagerly await further monographs on the pottery from Sardis. -- Evelyn E. Bell * American Journal of Archaeology *Table of ContentsEDITOR'S PREFACE AUTHORS' PREFACE ABBREVIATIONS THE CORINTHIAN POTTERY by Judith Snyder Schaeffer INTRODUCTION Chronology Distribution of the Finds at Sardis Stratigraphy Shapes Kotylai with Linear Decoration CATALOGUE Use of the Catalogue Corinthian Geometric: Cor 1-Cor 3 Early Protocorinthian: Cor 4-Cor 9 Middle Protocorinthian: Cor 10-Cor 25 Late Protocorinthian: Cor 26-Cor 51 Transitional: Cor 52-Cor 79 Early Corinthian: Cor 80-Cor 114 Middle Corinthian: Cor 115-Cor 138 Late Corinthian: Cor 139-Cor 143 Corinthianizing: Cor 144-Cor 148 APPENDIX: Corinthian Pottery from Sardis Found by the Butler Expedition THE ATTIC POTTERY by Nancy H. Rarnage INTRODUCTION Imports and Trade Relations The Painters Condition, Findspots, and Stratigraphy Graffiti and Dipinti Shapes Reuse of Attic Fragments CATALOGUE Use of the Catalogue ATTIC BLACK FIGURE Amphorai: Alt 1-Att 17 Hydria: Aft 18 Olpai: Att 19-Att 20 Lekythoi: Aft 21-Alt 34 Dinoi: Aft 35-Att 39 Column-kraters: Att 40-Att 43 Lekanides: An 44-Att 45 Cups: Aft 46-Att 78 Skyphoi: Aft 79-Alt 87 Plate: Att 88 Indeterminable Shapes: Att 89-Att 90 ATTIC BLACK PATTERN Floral Band Cups: Alt 91-Att 107 ATTIC RED FIGURE Pelike: Att 108 Oixiochoe (?):Att 109 Lekythoi: Aft 110-Att 112 Askoi: Alt 113-114 Head Vases: Alt 115-Att 116 Closed Shape: Alt 117 Kraters: Att 118-Att 123 Lekanides: Att 124-Att 125 Cups: Att 126-Att 129 Skyphoi: Att 130-Att 135 Fish-plate: Att 136 ATTIC BLACK GLAZE Amphorai: Att 137-Att 139 Hydriai or Other Large, Closed Vessels: Att 140-Att 143 Oinochoai (?): Att 144-Att 148 Mug: Att 149 Lekythoi: Att 150-Att 157 Amphoriskoi: Att 158-Att 160 Kraters: Att 161-Att 166 Lekanides: Att 167-Att 170 Stemmed Dishes: Att 171-Att 177 Cups: Att 178-Att 299 Stemless Cups: Att 300-Att 321 Skyphoi: Att 322-Att 336 Cup-skyphoi: Att 337-Att 344 Kantharoi: Att 345-Att 357 Cup-kantharoi: Att 358-Att 377 Bolsals: Att 378-Att 392 Phialai: Att 393-Att 394 Bowls: Aft 395-Att 537 Bowls or Other Open Shapes: Aft 538-Att 546 Plates: Att 547-Att 559 Fish-plates: Att 560-Att 569 Small Bowls: Att 570-Att 576 Saltcellars: Att 577-Att 584 Miniature Kothon: Att 585 Kothon: Aft 586 APPENDIX 1: Attic Pottery from Sardis Found by the Butler Expedition APPENDIX 2: Chemical Analysis of Some Pottery from Sardis by R.E. Jones THE LAKONIAN POTTERY by Crawford H. Creenewalt, Jr. INTRODUCTION CATALOGUE Lakonian II Cups: Lak 1-Lak 4 Black-figure Cups: Lak 5-Lak 8 Kraters: Lak 9-Lak 15 APPENDIX: Lakonian Pottery from Sardis Found by the Butler Expedition CONCORDANCE INDEX PLATES
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Princeton University Press Morgantina Studies Volume VI
Book SynopsisExcavation of the ancient city of Morgantina in southeastern Sicily since 1955 has recovered an extraordinary quantity and variety of pottery, both locally made and imported. This title presents advanced information about the sources of the clay used by the Morgantina potters, as revealed by X-ray fluorescence analysis of selected vases.Trade Review"This is a magisterial work, huge in its scope, exhaustively documented, and thoroughly authoritative. By virtue of its size and the manner of its excavation, with context carefully recorded, this body of ceramics is one of the most important excavated in Sicily for the period. The book will be tremendously useful for those excavating and studying the ceramics of Sicilian sites; I venture to predict that it will become a bible, much like the famous Agora XII of Brian Sparkes and Lucy Talcott. Because Morgantina imported a variety of wares, it will also become a source of dated comparanda for sites in other parts of the Mediterranean. This is a welcome addition to the library of works that present large and well-dated collections of Greek and Roman pottery."—Susan I. Rotroff, Washington University in St. LouisTable of Contents*Frontmatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. v*List of Text Figures, Tables, and Charts, pg. xiv*List of Plates, pg. xv*Editors' Preface, pg. xx*Preface, pg. xxi*Bibliography and Abbreviations, pg. xxiii*1. Introduction, pg. 3*2. Historical Sketch of Morgantina, 340 BCE-ca. 50 CE, pg. 6*3. The Pottery Deposits and Contexts, pg. 27*4. Regional Pottery Production Represented at Morgantina: Fabrics and Gloss, pg. 72*1. Introduction: Fine Pottery in Sicily in the Later 4th and 3rd Centuries BCE, pg. 81*2. Black-Gloss Pottery, Including Vases with Overpainted Decoration, pg. 83*3. East Sicilian Polychrome Wares, pg. 132*1. Introduction: The 2nd and 1st Centuries to ca. 35 BCE, pg. 139*2. Fine Wares of the First Half of the 2nd Century BCE, pg. 145*3. Campana C Black-Gloss Pottery, pg. 146*4. Other Black-Gloss and Miscellaneous Fine Wares, pg. 164*5. Republican Red-Gloss Pottery of the 1st Century BCE, pg. 169*6. Imported Eastern Sigillata A, pg. 193*7. Decoration on Tablewares, ca. 211-ca. 35 BCE, pg. 200*1. Introduction: The Last Decades of the 1st Century BCE and the First Half of the 1st Century CE, pg. 207*2. Early Italian Terra Sigillata, pg. 209*3. Regional Terra Sigillatas: Campanian Orange and Sicilian (?), pg. 223*1. Introduction: Moldmade Pottery at Morgantina from the Late 4th Century BCE to the First Half of the 1st Century CE, pg. 229*2. Medallion Wares, pg. 231*3. Vessels with Relief Appliques and Other Moldmade Ornament, pg. 270*4. Moldmade Hemispherical Relief Cups ("Megarian Bowls") and Related Relief Wares, pg. 274*5. Early Italian Terra Sigillata Relief Wares, pg. 282*6. Green-Glazed Wares, pg. 290*1. Fabrics and Origins, pg. 291*2. Chronology, pg. 294*3. Shape Typology and Decoration, pg. 296*VII. Catalogue, pg. 305*Appendix 1: The Evidence for Pottery Manufacture at Morgantina from the Later 4th Century BCE to the 1st Century CE, pg. 408*Appendix 2: The Provenance of Ceramics at Morgantina from the 3rd Century BCe through the 1st Century Ce as Defined by Portable eDXRF Analysis, by Malia Johnson and Maury Morgenstein, pg. 416*Appendix 3: Concordance of Shapes Found at Morgantina with Those Commonly Found in the Tombs of the 4th and the First Half of the 3rd Century BCE on Lipari, pg. 451*Appendix 4: The Morgantina Silver Treasure, pg. 458*Concordance of Inventory Numbers, pg. 462*Subject Index, pg. 470*Index of Deposits and Contexts, pg. 484*Plates, pg. 486
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Princeton University Press Around Chigusa Tea and the Arts of
Book SynopsisTrade Review"The inclusion of ninety-nine color illustrations of extremely high quality makes this book visually appealing. . . . They significantly enhance the reader’s appreciation of the analysis of the letter and textile in question."---Rebecca Corbett, CAA Reviews
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MB - Cornell University Press Domestic and Divine
Book SynopsisIn this lavishly illustrated volume, Christine Kondoleon conducts us through the House of Dionysos, showing us what its interior decoration discloses about its inhabitants and their time.Trade Review"Christine Kondoleon presents the extraordinary mosaics of the House of Dionysos on Cyprus in a multifaceted study that explores their technique, style, iconography, architectural setting, chronology, and social import. This richly textured exploration provides a compelling reconstruction of the social and political aspirations of Romanized aristocratic patrons of the first and second centuries. It will be a landmark for the contextual study of Roman art." -- Elaine K. Gazda, editor of Roman Art in the Private Sphere
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MP-NCA Uni of North Carolina Bonnin and Morris of Philadelphia The First American Porcelain Factory 17701772
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MP-FLO Uni Press of Florida Ceramics of Ancient America
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£77.35
University of Arizona Press CERAMIC PRODUCTION IN THE AMERICAN SOUTHWEST
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University of Arizona Press The Ceramic Sequence of the Holmul Region Guatemala Anthropological Papers
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University of Alabama Press Woodland Potters and Archaeological Ceramics of the North Carolina Coast
Book SynopsisExamines the manner in which pottery traits cross-cut taxonomic types, tests the proposition that communities of practice existed at several scales, and questions the fundamental notion of ceramic types as ethnic markers. This study intends to interpret the meaning of pottery as an indicator of social activity on the North Carolina coast.
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University of Georgia Press Praise Songs for Dave the Potter Art and Poetry
Book SynopsisExamines how David Drake’s pottery and poetry have inspired visual artists and poets who claim him as an artistic ancestor. As one of the first volumes to focus on Drake’s legacy as a writer, the book includes an updated compilation of all David Drake’s poetic inscriptions.
£42.26
University of Hawai'i Press Handmade Culture
Book SynopsisExamines Raku, one of Japan's most famous arts and a pottery technique practiced around the world. This innovative work considers four centuries of cultural invention and reinvention during times of both political stasis and socioeconomic upheaval. It combines scholarly erudition with an accessible story through its lively prose and illustrations.
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Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology,U.S. The Swarts Ruin
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Getty Trust Publications Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum Fascicule 1
Book SynopsisThis historic 1933 publication documents the important collection of Egyptian, Greek and Italian pottery assembled in the early years of what is now the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology.
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Getty Trust Publications Vincennes and Sevres Porcelain Catalogue of the
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Getty Trust Publications Papers on Special Techniques in Athenian Vases
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Asian Art Museum of San Francisco Persian Ceramics From the Collections of the
Book SynopsisWith dozens of stunning ceramic works drawn from the Asian Art Museum''s collection and a wealth of historical information, Persian Ceramics provides an introduction to the ceramic art of Persia (modern day Iran), one of the world''s greatest and most influential artistic traditions.Surprisingly well-preserved ancient works represent a range of cultures and functions dating from 4000 BCE to 600 BCE. Later the advent of Islam brought colorfully decorated fine ceramics produced in a broad range of styles. The arrival of the fritware technique to Persia by the twelfth century further transformed the ceramic industry, as potters seemed to burst with creativity, and the sky was the limit for their ceramic masterworks. The latest works catalogued include refined ceramics of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, many produced for Western markets. The Asian Art Museum''s impressive collection of Persian ceramics shines light on the rich visual culture and arti
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Museum of Glass: International Center for Contemporary Art René Lalique
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University of Washington Press James Mongrain in the George R. Stroemple
Book SynopsisThe Stroemple Collection boasts more than five hundred vintage Venetian vessels that illustrate the height of Venetian glassblowing during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. In 2012, George Stroemple commissioned James MongrainDale Chihuly's current gaffer and an exceptional glass artistto make a series of ten vessels to replicate major examples of vintage Venetian glass in the Stroemple Collection. The finished pieces exemplify Mongrain's extraordinary ability to re-create traditional Venetian mastery in glass. Since then, the Stroemple Collection has commissioned Mongrain to make more series, all based on the historic works in the Stroemple Collection. For these, Mongrain uses traditional techniques and imagery to reimagine the Venetian style, working on a large scale to create monumental and sculptural pieces that reference tradition but are firmly within contemporary glassmaking. This book documents each of the James Mongrain commissions and will also include various exampl
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New York University Press The Sanctuary of Hermes and Aphrodite at Syme
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New York University Press The Sanctuary of Hermes and Aphrodite at Syme
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Ceramics and Civilization, Volume VII: The
Book SynopsisApplication of heat to clay transforms it into a ceramic, and thus the history and technical features of structures supplying that heat - kilns - are of considerable importance. The 14 chapters in this volume discuss ancient and historic kilns from the viewpoint of their excavation, their operational principles, and their contributions to an understanding of ceramic production within ancient economies.Table of ContentsIntroduction and Overview by P.M. Rice. Operational Principles of Ceramic Kilns (W.D. Kingery). Inferring Firing Procedures from Sherds: Early Greek Kilns (K.D. Vitelli). Pottery Firing Structures (Kilns) of the Indus Civilization During the Third Millennium B.C. (H.M.-L. Miller). The Jingdezhen Egg-Shaped Kiln (J.Q. Hu and H.T. Li). Technology and Organization of Anasazi Trench Kilns (E. Blinman and C. Swink). The Variability and Evolution of Prehispanic Kilns on the Peruvian Coast (I. Shimada). Ceramic Firing in Ancient and Modern Oaxaca (G.M. Feinman and A. Balkansky Prehispanic Kilns at Matacapan, Veracruz, Mexico by C.A. Pool). The Fires Without and the Fires Within: Evidence for Ceramic Production Facilities at the Late Classic Site of La Sierra, Naco Valley, Northwestern Honduras, and in its Environs (P.A. Urban, E.C. Wells and M.T. Ausec). Brick and Tile Making in Spanish California with Related Old and New World Examples (J.G. Costello). An Integrative Review and Examination of Glass Furnace Technology in Renaissance Italy (W.P. McCray). Unusual Old Kilns (O.J. Whittemore) Concluding Comments (P.M. Rice).
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Texas A & M University Press The Rich Cut Glass of Charles Guernsey Tuthill
Book SynopsisAn exploration of the life and career of Charles Guernsey Tuthill, who was born in 1871 and produced some of America's finest cut glass art. It discusses the business Tuthill founded, the patterns he created, the techniques he used, and the other artisans and consumers he knew.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art Gifts from the Fire: American Ceramics,
Book SynopsisThis illustrated history highlights the diversity and innovation of American ceramics in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, as artists responded to historical precedents and emerging modernist styles around the world Between the early 1880s and the early 1950s, pioneering American artists drew upon the rich traditions and recent innovations of European and Asian ceramics to develop new designs, decorations, and techniques. With splendid new photography, this book showcases these American interpretations of international trends, from the Arts and Crafts and Art Deco movements, through the modernism of Matisse and the Wiener Werkstätte, to abstracted, minimalist styles. Illustrations of more than 180 exemplary works—some of these never before published—accompany engaging essays by two of the foremost experts on American art pottery. The featured makers include Rookwood, Grueby, and Van Briggle potteries, as well as artists including Maija Grotell, George E. Ohr, Frederick Hurten Rhead, Louis Comfort Tiffany, Rockwell Kent, Adelaide Alsop Robineau, and Leza McVey. A vivid and accessible overview of American ceramics and ceramists of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, this publication reveals how diverse and global sources inspired works of astonishing ingenuity and variety by artists working in the United States. Published by The Metropolitan Museum of Art/Distributed by Yale University PressExhibition Schedule:The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (October 2021–October 2022)
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University Press of Mississippi Dreaming in Clay on the Coast of Mississippi: Love and Art at Shearwater
Book SynopsisAlmost a century ago, Annette McConnell Anderson, a New Orleans society woman, vowed that her three sons would become artists. Turning her back on bourgeois life and abetted by her skeptical husband---a grain merchant---she bought twenty-eight acres of woodland on the Mississippi Sound. Beside a sleepy bayou, in the shade of towering pines and magnolias, she opened an art colony, one of the first of its kind in the South.Backed by his mother's passion for art, her oldest son Peter Anderson founded Shearwater Pottery. Yearning ""to make Shearwater synonymous with perfection,"" he drew the entire family into his adventure. His brothers, ""Mac"" and Walter, made strange, wonderful pieces, though Walter Anderson eventually left the pottery studio to search for his own artistic path.Drawn by the exquisite work of Shearwater Pottery, the authors discover that painting, poetry, and storytelling---much of it by strong, unforgettable women---are still an essential part of the family's daily life. Intimate diaries, letters, and poems lead the reader into a stormy, passionate, sometimes heartbreaking past. Meticulously researched and compassionately written, Dreaming in Clay on the Coast of Mississippi gathers one family's eternal legacy of wisdom and beauty, the healing power of art, the consolations of writing and of memory, and the spiritual treasures given us by the natural world.
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Getty Trust Publications Dangerous Perfection- Ancient Funerary Vases from
Book SynopsisIn 2008, the Berlin Antikensammlung initiated a project with the J. Paul Getty Museum to conserve a group of ancient funerary vases from southern Italy. Monumental in scale and richly decorated, these magnificent vessels were discovered in hundreds of fragments in the early nineteenth century at Ceglie, near Bari. Acquired by a Bohemian diplomat, they were reconstructed in the Neapolitan workshop of Raffaele Gargiulo, who was considered one of the leading restorers of antiquities in Europe. His methods exemplify what was referred to as "une perfection dangereuse," an approach to reassembly and repainting that made it difficult to distinguish what was ancient and what was modern. Bringing together archival documentation and technical analyses, this volume provides a comprehensive study of the vases and their treatment from the nineteenth century up to today. In addition to lavish illustrations, two in-depth essays on the history of the vases and on Gargiulo's work, as well as detailed conservation notes for each object, this publication also features the first English translation of Gargiulo's original text on his understanding as to how ancient Greek vases were manufactured. This is the companion volume to an exhibition on view at the Getty Villa, from November 19, 2014, to May 11, 2015, and then at the Antikensammlung, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin from June 17, 2015, to June 18, 2017.Trade Review"In summary, this superb study provides the first full account of the red-figure Apulian vessels in Koller's collection in more than a century. It will prove of great interest to scholars and students of Apulian vase painting, restoration practices, and art history. Lavishly illustrated with high-quality photographs and archival drawings, this book is, undoubtedly, an important contribution for future research and conservation projects."--Bryn Mawr Classical Review "Sumptuous . . . highly recommended."--Choice
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Getty Trust Publications Roy Lichtenstein: Outdoor Painted Sculpture
Book SynopsisVibrant colour was essential to the paintings of the American pop artist Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997), and when he began exploring outdoor sculpture in the late 1970s, vivid hues-often achieved through the use of recently developed industrial paints and coatings-remained an important part of his artistic vocabulary. Today, preserving these remarkable works after they have endured decades in outdoor environments around the world is an issue of pressing concern. This abundantly illustrated volume is based on extensive archival research of his studio materials, interviews with his assistants, and a thorough technical analysis of the sculpture Three Brushstrokes, now in the collection of the J. Paul Getty Museum. The book concludes with a chapter showing various options for the care, conservation, and restoration of Lichtenstein's sculptural works, making this an essential resource for conservators, curators, and others interested both in the iconic artist and modern sculpture in general.
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University of Tennessee Press A Potter's Progress: Emanual Suter and the
Book SynopsisBorn into a traditional culture in 1833, Emanuel Suter cultivated the art of pottery and expanded markets across the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, creating a thriving company and leaving thousands of examples of utilitarian ceramic ware that have survived down to the present. Drawing on Suter's diary-rich with meticulous descriptions of his ceramic wares, along with glazing recipes and the quotidian details of nineteenth-century business-as well as myriad other primary and secondary sources, Suter's great-great-grandson Scott Hamilton Suter tells the story of how a farmer with a seasonal sideline developed into a technologically advanced entrepreneur who operated a modern industrial company. As a farmer, Emanuel Suter innovated by adopting new time-saving equipment; this progressive thinking bled over into his religious life, as he endeavored to change the traditional way of choosing ministers by lot and advocated for the formation of Sunday schools in the Mennonite Church. But Suter largely made his mark as a potter, and A Potter's Progress is enhanced by nearly two dozen color images and a close study of the techniques (including kilns and jigger wheels), products, shop organization, marketing, and labor of Suter's shops, revealing the revolutionary role they played in the world of Rockingham County, Virginia, pottery manufacture. This tightly focused case study of the trials and triumphs of one craftsman as he moved from a cottage industry to a full-scale industrial enterprise-prefiguring the market economy that would characterize the twentieth century-serves as a microcosm for examining the American spirit of progress in late nineteenth-century America.Trade ReviewThis is a well-researched, engaging, and easily accessible case study that will be a welcome addition to the scholarship to Progressive Era history, material culture studies, Mennonite history, and Shenandoah Valley regional history." - Mark Metzler Swain, author of Raising Kane: Dr. Kane and the Culture of Fame in Anetbellum America
£33.56
NewSouth Publishing Glass: The life and art of Klaus Moje
Book SynopsisIt is always based on what I see, what is touching me.'For more than fifty years, Klaus Moje devoted his life to the art of glass. He called it the 'most seductive' medium, and in his hands it had the power to delight and amaze collectors around the world. His lifetime's work changed the practice and appreciation of contemporary glass. Moje's philosophy of 'working into the hopeful' and his passion for the colour and geometry he saw in the natural world shone through his kilnformed glass works, a technique he pioneered.Moje was both artist and educator. After an apprenticeship in his father's small glass-cutting and glass-grinding business and a masters degree at the Glasfachschule Hadamar, Moje established his Hamburg studio. In 1982, he moved to Australia to set up the Glass Workshop at the Canberra School of Art, one of the most successful glass education programs in the world. Following 10 years teaching, Moje returned to full-time studio work. His life and art inspired many who chose to work with this medium.In Glass: The Life and Art of Klaus Moje, art historian Nola Anderson celebrates the creativity and artistic spirit of this remarkable artist.
£38.66
Pucker Gallery,US In the Details: Brother Thomas Book of Days
Book SynopsisBrother Thomas urged us to live In the details of loving kindness. This perpetual day book features weekly images of Brother Thomas' work with quotations from his writings. This book is the fifth volume of its kind, following This is the Day and Celebrate the Days. Brother Thomas' correspondence is a resource of wisdom: Biblical, prophetic, and wise. His perceptions about life, art, beauty, and the spirit will nourish the reader. For this coming year we will focus on living each day in the loving details of kindness and gratitude.
£36.51
Paul Holberton Publishing Ltd This Blessed Plot, This Earth
Book SynopsisThis beautifully designed and illustrated book celebrates the career of Jonathan Horne FSA, international authority on English pottery and for forty years a London dealer at the top of his field.With over thirty essays the book covers a broad range of subjects by specialists from around the world including curators, academics and archaeologists. Subjects include the first pottery in James Fort, America; shipping containers for Atlantic ceramic cargoes; Delftware exports to the West Indies; recent archaeological discoveries in London; an 18th-century duke’s bill for creamware; delftware, stoneware and Jonathan’s Coffee-House; the 16th-century Rheinland stone¬ware industry in England and William Greatbatch revisited.Contributors include David Gaimster, Aileen Dawson, Timothy Wilson, Janine Skerry, Leslie Grigsby, Ivor Noël Hume, Gaye Blake Roberts, Jan Daniël van Dam, Jacqueline Pearce, Robin Hildyard and Michael Archer.Encompassing a broad range of new research this book is a lasting tribute to Jonathan Horne’s many services to English pottery, a subject to which his insight, warmth and scholarship has contributed so much.
£38.00
Paul Holberton Publishing Ltd Italian Maiolica and Other Early Modern Ceramics
Book SynopsisThis is the first catalogue of the collection of early modern ceramics in the Courtauld. The pieces in the collection showcase brilliantly the skill of potters and pottery painters working at the time of Raphael and Titian.Maiolica is one of the most revealing expressions of Renaissance art. Its extraordinary range of colours retain the vividness that they had when they left the potter's kiln. Italian potters absorbed techniques and shapes from the Islamic world and incorporated ornament and subject matter from the arts of ancient Rome. This new approach to pottery making, combined with the invention of printing, woodcut and engraving, resulted in an extraordinary type of painted pottery, praised by Vasari in his Lives of the Artists for 'surpassing the ancient with its brilliance of glaze and variety of painting'.The collection boasts a magnificent group of vessels made during the high Renaissance, the golden age of Italian maiolica. It includes precious and delicate Deruta lustreware with imagery deriving from Perugino and Raphael, as well as vessels painted in a narrative style of pottery painting known as istoriato. Highlights include vessels depicting episodes taken from the first printed Bibles of the Renaissance. Istoriato maiolica flourished particularly in the lands of the Dukes of Urbino, who promoted this craft by sending painted pottery to prestigious patrons across Europe.Emblems and devices painted on the pottery help us understand that they were meant to be used and enjoyed by the elites in Renaissance society, such as the Medici and other great Tuscan families. The catalogue will include two recent gifts to the Courtauld, a rare tile of the famous patroness of the arts Marchioness Isabella D'Este, and a refined dish painted with the story of Diana and Actaeon.All major Renaissance pottery centres are represented in the collection, including Siena, Faenza and Venice, as well as splendid examples of the mysterious pharmacy jars made at the foot of the mountain of Gran Sasso in the town of Castelli d'Abruzzo. These achievements of the art of pottery in the early modern period are completed by fine examples of Ottoman pottery, as well as examples of Valencian lustreware.Sani's introductory essay on the Victorian collector Thomas Gambier Parry will shed new light on the development of this fascinating collection, making links between Gambier Parry's artistic practice and his collecting and revealing new insights into his taste as a collector. Each detailed entry uncovers a wealth of new information on the provenance of the pieces.
£45.00
RIT Cary Graphic Arts Press With Fire: Richard Hirsch
Book SynopsisThis richly illustrated book presents the life of an artist whose career spans some of the most important developments in the American Clay Movement. With Fire is the story of ceramic artist Richard Hirsch, and an examination of the work for which he is so widely celebrated. This richly illustrated book presents the life of an artist whose career spans some of the most important developments in the American Clay Movement. Hirsch established a connection with the legendary Raku and Ohi families, whose influence created a lasting pedagogical and creative link to the West that continues today. SCOTT MEYER is Professor of Ceramics at the University of Montevallo in Alabama. He has authored numerous articles and is the recipient of many awards for creative excellence and teaching. Meyer's work with Richard Hirsch has spanned studio, kiln, writing and instructional workshops.
£18.99
Jysk Arkaeologisk Selskab Maussolleion at Halikarnassos, Volume 7: Reports of the Danish Archaeological Expedition to Bodrum -- The Pottery
£26.50
Upfront Publishing Mussi Mosaic Manufactory
Book SynopsisCleo Mussi is a true original taking an innovative path to expressing her own ideas, by creating gestural, figurative mosaics from repurposed ceramic tableware. Working within the folk tradition, Cleo creates elegant, decorative and political pieces that incorporate the inherent properties gleaned from patterns, marks, forms, colour and text into a world of contemporary narratives. These works reflect modern ideas, with both humour and a lightness of touch. Cleoâs work ranges from small intimate pieces to large scale installations of up to 100, life-size works; her mosaics are in private collections worldwide, as well as in many public spaces throughout the UK.
£42.75
Ediciones del Serbal, S.A. Las artesanías de España. Tomo I
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£23.55
Cambridge University Press Collared Urns Of the Bronze Age in Great Britain and Ireland Gulbenkian Archaeological Series
Book SynopsisCollared Urns represent a unified pottery tradition in the prehistory of the British Isles. They serve the archaeologist not only as a source for defining the Bronze Age, but as the basis for understanding regional diversities and as a context for explaining social and cultural development. In this definitive study Dr Longworth bases his new and exhaustive analysis on a complete corpus of known Collared Urns. Each surviving example has been studied; this volume presents a detailed description, notes on the archaeological context and wherever possible, an analytical drawing. The resultant catalogue will serve as a reference book for all concerned with the prehistory of Britain and Ireland, while the discussion of the urns and their prehistoric context sets a firm foundation for the understanding of the Bronze Age.Table of ContentsIntroduction; 1. Fabric, form and decoration; 2. The primary series; 3. The secondary series; 4. Funerary practices and associated grave furniture; 5. Domestic and non-funerary contexts; 6. Chronology; 7. The Collared Urn tradition; Appendices; Notes; Bibliography; Abbreviations; Catalogue; Plates.
£60.10
Cambridge University Press Chinese Ceramics Introductions to Chinese Culture
Book SynopsisThe Chinese are famed as the first to have discovered and mastered the techniques needed to produce porcelain. Yet carefully crafted ceramics are valued not only for their beauty, but also as precious cultural artifacts shedding light on the period in which they were produced. Chinese ceramics represent works of art both in themselves and as a medium for painting, poetry, calligraphy and sculpture. This accessible, introductory survey takes the reader through the rich history of Chinese ceramics from primitive pottery to delicate porcelain, complemented by full color illustrations throughout.Table of Contents1. Primitive ceramics; 2. The terracotta warriors and clay sculptures of the Qin and Han; 3. Two millennia of Celadon porcelain; 4. Tri-color glazed porcelain; 5. The age of porcelain; 6. Zisha – the taste of tea; 7. Export ware of the Ming and Qing dynasties; 8. The trade of the artisans; 9. Contemporary Chinese ceramics; Appendix: chronological table of the Chinese dynasties.
£25.50
Cambridge University Press Ceramic Theory and Cultural Process
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