Ceramics, mosaic and glass: artworks Books
Silvana Déco Ceramics: The Style of an Era
Book SynopsisThe book focuses on a heritage of works of rare beauty, which offers an exhaustive overview of Déco taste, told mainly through ceramics, but also through graphics, glass and metals. The works presented - Italian, but also European and American, dating from the end of the First World War to 1929 - are the expression of well-known artists who marked the history of Italian ceramics at the beginning of the century, and are of absolute international importance. Domenico Rambelli, Francesco Nonni, Pietro Melandri, Riccardo Gatti, Giovanni Guerrini, to mention some of the best-known names. Text in English and Italian.
£19.96
Silvana Miquel Barceló
Book SynopsisMiquel Barceló is one of the most interesting artists active today. For over 40 years, his poetics has embodied different languages such as painting, sculpture, graphics and publishing, in a great and very original artistic pathway. The International museum of Ceramics in Faenza (MIC) devoted an outstanding solo exhibition to the Spanish artist. Curated by Irene Biolchini and Cécile Pocheau Lesteven, it was the first anthological event devoted to Barceló's ceramic production, from his debut to the present day. The event included a special project created by the artist just for the MIC Faenza in a dialogue with works in the collection, covering the history of ceramics. This selection of key ceramic pieces from the MIC collection, dating back to 3000 BC, alongside the works of Barceló are all presented here through illustrations and accompanying text. Text in English and Italian.
£22.40
Silvana Picasso: The Challenge of Ceramics
Book SynopsisThis book explores the great interest that Pablo Picasso had in ceramics, which he certainly didn't consider a minor art, but a means of artistic expression in its own right, like sculpture, painting and graphics. In Vallauris, at the Madoura ceramic laboratories, Picasso dedicated himself to working clay for a period of 25 years, from 1946 to 1971, producing thousands of unique pieces. This volume retraces this exceptional chapter of the Picasso's art, through 50 ceramics from the Picasso of the Musée National Picasso in Paris - a core of inestimable value, which represents almost half of the museum's large collection - placed in a fertile and unprecedented dialogue with the direct sources of his inspiration: classic ceramics with red and black figures, the Etruscan buccheri, Spanish and Italian popular ceramics, 15th century Italian graffiti, and examples of the Mediterranean area with iconographies of fish, fantastic animals, owls and birds, as well as terracottas from Mesoamerican cultures. A chapter is dedicated to the relationship between Picasso and Faenza through unpublished documents from the historical archive of the MIC, and to the historical video by Luciano Emmer of 1954 (Picasso a Vallauris). Text in English and Italian.
£23.70
Silvana Alfonso Leoni: Rebel Genius. 1941-1980
Book SynopsisThis exhaustive monograph, published on the occasion of the first anthological exhibition dedicated to him, retraces the intensely lived, brief artistic career of Alfonso Leoni (Faenza, 1941-1980). An extraordinary talent, he was the protagonist of a research constantly against the mainstream, to set ceramics free from the mere technical and functional aspects and elevate it to sculptural matter. His activity - recognised with numerous prizes in the main national and international events dedicated to ceramics, such as the competitions in Faenza (first prize in 1976), Gualdo Tadino, Cervia, Gubbio, Rimini, Castellamonte, Vallauris, Nagoya-Kanazawa - was a continuous search for new stimuli and experimentation with different languages: Leoni wrote, argued, drew, painted, reused materials, designed jewels, moulded sculptures, created installations, undertook performances, worked for the ceramic industry. The text draws the figure of a “rebellious genius”, son of his time, a time of protest and avant-garde movements of the Sixties and Seventies. The result is the portrait of a worried soul, always aiming at going beyond stereotypes. Text in English and Italian.
£25.46
Silvana Venetian Glassworks: Carla Nasci - Ferruccio
Book SynopsisThis book presents the surprising collection of Venetian glass donated by spouses Carla Nasci and Ferruccio Franzoia to the Carlo Rizzarda Modern Art Gallery in Feltre. A collection of over 800 pieces ranging from the 18th century to today, allowing the viewer to marvel, in particular, at the Murano production and its great glassmakers. A first nucleus includes the elegant Liberty and Déco glasses produced by Vetri Soffiati Muranesi Cappellin Venini & C. in the twenties: the artistic director of the company was Vittorio Zecchin, one of the most fascinating personalities working in Venice between the First World War and the decade later, who with his elegant, transparent blown glass inspired by the Renaissance, marked a decisive turning point in contemporary Murano production. A second group is represented by the artifacts produced between 1925 and 1960 referable to the figure of Carlo Scarpa, creator of highly successful, innovative glass shapes and fabrics, who collaborated respectively with the Cappellini company since 1926 and with Venini since 1932, together with a mix of products from other companies and authors active in the lagoon. The third type of documented artifacts is that of table glasses: consumer objects destined for ephemeral use and therefore an important testimony of taste and customs.
£40.50
Silvana Carlo Nason Glass Designer 19592020
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£28.00
Skira Lucio Fontana Catalogue Raisonné (Bilingual
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£279.00
Skira Glasstress 2017
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£38.40
Skira The M.V.M. Cappellin Glassworks and a Young Carlo
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£48.75
Skira Venice and American Studio Glass
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£41.25
Skira The Glass Ark: Animals in the Pierre Rosenberg
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£38.40
Skira 1000 Vases (Bilingual edition)
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£33.60
Skira Henri Beaufour (Bilingual edition)
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£32.00
Skira Thilo Westermann: Migrations
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£32.00
Skira Force of Nature The Art of Kate Malone
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£37.50
Skira Venini: Light 1921-1985
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£45.00
Skira Objects of Imagination: Contemporary Arab
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£36.00
Skira Murano Glass and the Venice Biennale
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£48.75
Five Continents Editions Pretiosa Vitrea: L'Arte Vetraria Antica Nei Musei
Book SynopsisPretiosa Vitrea, whose title is inspired by the Latin definition of glass given by Gaius Petronius in the Satyricon written in the late first century AD, emphasises the heritage of glass manufacturing through the showcase of artifacts nowadays preserved in the state museums of Tuscany and in important private collections within the region. The quality of these 100 findings is comparable in excellence to the artifacts that can be found in the most renowned international museums. The book brings together such relevant archaeological findings of Roman glass manufacturing in Tuscany, as the glass cameo from Torrita di Siena or the chrysography of Arezzo. Alongside these exclusive glass products, a wide variety of findings will be showcased to illustrate the evolution of mass-production techniques, from the use of moulds to the discovery of the glass-blowing technique in the middle of the first century BC, which soon demonstrated clear advantages compared to the traditional ceramic production in terms of lower cost and preserving unchanged the taste of contained food and liquids. Text in English and Italian.
£24.00
Five Continents Editions MUR l murs. Jacques Kaufmann, Ceramic
Book SynopsisBricks, one of the earliest materials associated with both housing and the body, are the subject and object of this publication. In terms of human agency, bricks are the basic unit through which the artist introduces his designs in the landscape. Kaufmann uses this simple, yet tough, material to build up an imaginative world that is not linked solely to the bricks as such, but also to the symbolic charge they possess (the concept of transparency, physical and metaphorical walls, and their associated imaginative world). A total of ten works will be exhibited and Kaufmann himself presents each in the book. The introduction is edited by Anne-Claire Schumacher, who discusses Kaufmann's development and his place in the history of ceramic art and in contemporary art as a whole. This is followed by a contribution by Luca Pattaroni, who views the topic from a socio-political perspective. The five main works set in the park of the Ariana Museum and the continuation into the museum's basement are described and commented by the artist. Text in English and French.
£25.60
Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum, Italia, 79: Ruvo Di
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£295.80
L'Erma Di Bretschneider Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum. Italia, 82. Fasc. II:
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£341.05
L'Erma Di Bretschneider L'Enigma Dei Vasi Murrini / The Enigma of
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£103.55
L'Erma Di Bretschneider Milano - Civico Museo Archeologico II. Ceramica
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£240.35
Seoul Selection Co., Ltd. Korean Ceramics: The Beauty of Natural Forms
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£17.05
Waanders BV, Uitgeverij Glinsterend Glas: 1500 Jaar Europese Glaskunst
Book SynopsisThis book gives a fascinating account of fifteen centuries of European glass art based on the Gemeentemuseum's dazzling collection in The Hague. This is the first time the collection has been described and illustrated so fully and in such depth. The publication, which with all due modesty, is more like a standard work, has some five hundred illustrations. It is the latest in a series of books - the other three were on Delft pottery and porcelain and silver from The Hague - highlighting the museum's major core collection of decorative arts.
£35.62
Peeters Publishers Corpus of Byzantine Church Mosaic Pavements in
Book SynopsisThis is a catalogue of church, chapel and monastery mosaic pavements discovered within the borders of Israel and the Palestinian Territories (Roman Palestine). Chronologically, it spans the early 4th to 8th centuries, the latter period seemingly designating the cessation of mosaic manufacture in early Christian edifices in Palestine based on current archaeological findings. Sites are arranged alphabetically and according to the four Roman provinces that encompassed the region, and to which it is believed each originally belonged. The primary name chosen for each site (in most cases) correlates with the site name used in the indispensable gazetteer Tabula Imperii Romani Iudaea Palaestina (1994), allowing for relatively simple site identification and cross-referencing. In order to simplify the mosaic design descriptions, the catalogue utilises a system of geometric pattern coding. For each site, a map reference is given for the Israel Grid, followed by a brief outline of its excavation or survey, a thorough description of the pavements including the coding system, inscriptions (if present), a commentary including proposed dates (if given) and bibliography. The indexes include a concise list of occurrences for each pattern code, figural designs and iconoclastic damage; for inscriptions, ecclesiastical titles, named mosaicists and cited provincial dating eras.
£78.00
Peeters Publishers Fragile Biography: The Life Cycle of Ceramics and
Book SynopsisThis book is the first comprehensive synthesis of the life cycle of ceramics and of refuse management in ancient Palestine during the later Roman, Byzantine and Early Islamic periods (4th to 11th centuries CE). The study sheds light on selected material culture-related behavioral practices of the people who produced, used and manipulated ceramics during late antique and early medieval times. The research presents the local picture of pottery use-life, including prime use, reuse, repair, recycling and disposal. The reuse, repair and recycling of pottery reflect a plethora of behavioral practices, some common to the greater Mediterranean and Near Eastern world and some unique to the discussed region and periods. Similarly, the discussion of refuse disposal, while using selected case studies, has shown that attitudes towards the residues of people’s activity were basically similar in different regions and periods, though the ways in which refuse was managed was often dictated by specific cultural and regional circumstances. Finally, a first attempt has been made in this study to partially unveil the mental rationale behind the above-mentioned practices. The conclusion is that mere pragmatism motivated the rather frequent reuse, repair and recycling of pottery, though it also showed that this tendency became more dominant - in historical Palestine and probably elsewhere - in Late Antiquity and later.
£82.00
Netherlands Architecture Institute (NAi Uitgevers/Publishers) Andries Copier - Complete Copier. the Oeuvre of
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£60.80
Stichting Kunstboek BVBA Royal Delft
Book SynopsisThe Royal Delft Pottery is the leading producer of authentic Delft Blue ornamental earthenware and acts and a centre of knowledge for the production of ceramics. With over 140,000 visitors coming to view the traditional process of Delft earthenware every year, the museum has grown into one of the major tourist attractions of the Netherlands. Royal Delft and floral designer Pim van den Akker join forces for this inspirational book showcasing the timeless masterpieces of the Delft museum collection, reinterpreted by Pim van den Akker. The unique floral creations show a different side to the treasured Delft pieces and emphasise their age-old beauty.
£28.00
Stichting Kunstboek BVBA Glassworks
Book SynopsisChristine Vanoppen (born 1962) has always been interested in the interaction between art and the private and public spaces. Glass is her preferred medium of expression, a challenging material that is flexible and pliable and at the same time stiff and brittle. Christine Vanoppen designs her glass art in dialogue with the environment and in the context of architecture. She finds the inspiration for the monumental works in architecture, but also in nature. Christine wants to make the light visible through the different layers or structures of transparent and coloured glass, for this she loves to challenge herself and to push the boundaries of the material itself. Her glassworks and installations are characterised by high technical quality and a pronounced aesthetic beauty. Every new assignment is preceded by intense research and experiment. Her work reflects a contemporary aesthetic and gives a new dimension to an age-old and noble craft. In this book 13 glass projects are highlighted through text, sketches, studio photos, and the final result. Text in English, French and Dutch.
£32.00
BAI NV Ancient Glass: Collection
Book SynopsisThis book was published as part of the Glass in MAS project, a multidisciplinary research project on the glass collection of the MAS collection Vleeshuis (Antwerp, Belgium). Never before has the collection of archaeological glass of the MAS Vleeshuis Collection in Antwerp been described and disclosed in its entirety. This hidden treasure is part of a valuable study collection on 20 centuries of glass production, a wealth of information that has remained underexposed. The archaeological part is presented for the first time in this extensive catalogue.Table of ContentsPreface History of the Vleeshuls Collection of the MAS Catalogue Roman, late Antique and early Islamic Glass Introduction Roman Glass Late-antique Glass Early-Islamic Glass Historical replicas Drawings Glossary References Photo credits Colophon
£41.25
Mapin Publishing Pvt.Ltd Mutable Ceramic & Clay Art of India
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£31.50
Roli Books Pvt Ltd Mughal Glass
Book SynopsisWith a comprehensive catalog of Mughal Glass objects gathered from both public and private collections around the world, this books stands as a definitive work, offering an authentic account that sheds light on a long-neglected aspect of Indian history. The history of Mughal glass has been predominantly neglected, leading scholars to speculate as to whether these spectacular specimens are European imports, made from European glass but decorated in India, or of entirely Indian manufacture. Mughal Glass: A History of Glassmaking in India delves into these questions while simultaneously exploring the development of new glass recipes, the impact of increased maritime trade, the Mughal emperors' penchant for luxury goods, and the influence of colonial consumption in India. With a comprehensive catalog of Mughal glass objects gathered from both public and private collections around the world, this book stands as a definitive work, offering an authentic account that sheds light on a long-neglected aspect of Indian history.
£28.00
Netherlands Architecture Institute (NAi Uitgevers/Publishers) Kiki Van Eijk - Imaginings
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£26.60
Uitgeverij de Kunst Barbara Nanning - Eternal Movement: Ceramics,
Book Synopsis2019 marked the 40th anniversary of Barbara Nanning's graduation in ceramics from the Gerrit Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam. Over those forty years, Nanning (b.1957) has become an internationally respected artist with work in countless public and private collections in the Netherlands and around the world. Originally, her reputation was due mainly to her pioneering ceramics and installations, which had completely abandoned the container form that had so long dominated studio pottery. But for the last 25 years Nanning has worked chiefly in a different medium: glass, in which she has created an amazing and multi-faceted oeuvre. Each year she spends an extended period in the Czech Republic, where expert glassblowers help her to conjure up the most extraordinary and thrilling objects in that material.
£23.96
Uitgeverij de Kunst Bouke de Vries
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£31.88
Kapon Editions A Silver Book, recent work by Thaleia-Maria
Book SynopsisThis album of recent work by the talented Greek silversmith Thaleia-Maria Georgoulis marks her contribution to the COLLECT exhibition at London' s Victoria and Albert Museum. The small objects for daily use she has created are the expressions of an art that is abstract and minimalist to the point of asceticism. Using in most cases no other means than cracks, breaks and gashes she gives apparently simple objects new dimensions and significance, shaping small poems in silver in homage to the beauty that we fail to notice in our everyday existence. Bilingual Greek and English. 50 photographs, b&w and col.
£27.55
Simple Story The Magic Mesh - Mosaic Mesh Projects
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£12.54
University of the West Indies Press Jamaican Ceramics: A Historical and Contemporary
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£51.30
CA Book Publishing Brushpots: A Collector's View
Book SynopsisThe Chinese title of this book reads “The Profound Reflection of Brushpots: A Collector’s Enlightenment” literally, citing reference to the book Imperial Profound & Reflective Encyclopedia commissioned by Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty, and The Collected Works of Long Ying, published during the reign of Emperor Wanli, Ming Dynasty. The word “Profound” was chosen meticulously to highlight the breadth and variety of the brush pots collected, and the proposition of their illustrations. The author’s intent to make this book an encyclopedia of brush pots was fairly explicit. On the other hand, “reflection” comes from a mirror, which shows how you look and who you are. It represented the collector’s experience in soul-searching and self-reflection during his journey of art appreciation. Text in English and Chinese. Table of ContentsContents:1. Looking at brushpots; 2. I am not a brushpot; 3. DIY brushpot; 4. The scholar collector buys a contemporary brushpot - John Berwald; 5. The Hatcher Cargoes - Leila de Vos Van Steenwijk; 6. The Imperial Examinations - Rosemary Scott; 7. Great Master Kui; 8. The Lodge of Wood and Stone.
£52.50
The University of Hong Kong. University Museum and Art Gallery Reflected Beauty: Chinese Reverse Glass Paintings from the Mei Lin Collection
£21.60
CA Book Publishing The Pottery Age: An Appreciation of Neolithic
Book SynopsisThese 100 examples, from various Neolithic cultures throughout the region known today as China, are described in this catalogue by the collector himself, focusing on their design and engineering ingenuities and their artistic merits. After a 50-year career in consumer product design, author Ronald W. Longsdorf applies the principles of that discipline to these marvellous pots. This is the only book currently available in the market for collectors who wish to study Neolithic ceramics from China from this exquisite collection. It includes lots of information and comparisons from other pieces in museums. Text in English and Chinese.
£187.50
Five Continents Editions The Secret of Colours: Ceramics in China From the
Book SynopsisThis book, which accompanies an exhibition at the Fondation Baur, explores the intriguing story of porcelain glaze at the end of the 18th century in China, in the 19th century in France, and in the work of two 20th century ceramic artists. Part one investigates the development of opaque glazes for use on porcelain and copper during the 18th century in work from three collections: Alfred Baur’s vast collection of imperial ceramics; the Canton glazes of the Zubov Foundation; and export porcelain from the Ariana Museum in Geneva. The second part begins in France, in the 19th century, at the Sèvres factory, tracing the various journeys to China to bring back samples of colour, analyse them chemically, and tirelessly attempt to reproduce them. The catalogue ends in the present, with the experiments conducted by the American-born artist Fance Franck (1927–2008) on “sacrificial red” and the work on colour carried out by the Austrian ceramist Thomas Bohle. Text in English and French.
£35.99
Marsilio Enrico Baj Catalogue Raisonné of Ceramic Works
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£36.00
DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley) Cerámica. Técnicas artísticas Complete Pottery Techniques
£30.40
James Cohan, New York Tecla Tofano This Body of Mine
Book SynopsisThe first monograph on Tecla Tofano, spotlighting her transition to handmade ceramicsVenezuelan ceramicist Tecla Tofano (192795) is most recognized for her pottery, but she was also a draftswoman, metalsmith and writer. From 1964 to 1978, Tofano shifted from crafting objects on a traditional potter's wheel to hand-sculpting glazed ceramics of body parts, books, totemic figures and domestic items, often exploring issues of maternity, sexism and socioeconomics. Toward the end of the 1970s, Tofano felt that she had exhausted the possibilities of clay as a medium. She stopped producing ceramics to refocus her energy and activist rhetoric on writing and drawing. Tofano wrote critical articles on society and culture for the newspaper El Nacional beginning in the 1960s and authored several books. This monograph, the first ever dedicated to the artist, highlights Tofano's ceramics and drawings from the 1960s and 1970s. It features a selection of ceramics from
£27.00
Oxbow Books Revisiting Grooved Ware: Understanding Ceramic Trajectories in Britain and Ireland, 3200–2400 cal BC
Book SynopsisFollowing its appearance, arguably in Orkney in the 32nd century cal BC, Grooved Ware soon became widespread across Britain and Ireland, seemingly replacing earlier pottery styles and being deposited in contexts as varied as simple pits, passage tombs, ceremonial timber circles and henge monuments. As a result, Grooved Ware lies at the heart of many ongoing debates concerning social and economic developments at the end of the 4th and during the first half of the 3rd millennia cal BC.Stemming from the 2022 Neolithic Studies Group autumn conference, and following on from Cleal and MacSween’s 1999 NSG volume on Grooved Ware, this book presents a series of papers from researchers specializing in Grooved Ware pottery and the British and Irish Neolithic, offering both regional and thematic perspectives on this important ceramic tradition. Chapters cover the development of Grooved Ware in Orkney as well as the timing and nature of its appearance, development, and subsequent demise in different regions of Britain and Ireland. In addition, thematic papers consider what Grooved Ware can contribute to understandings of inter-regional interactions during the earlier 3rd millennium cal BC, the possible meaning of Grooved Ware’s decorative motifs, and the thorny issue of the validity and significance of the various Grooved Ware sub-styles.The book will be of great value not only to archaeologists and students with a specific interest in Grooved Ware pottery but also to those with a more general interest in the development of the Neolithic of Britain and Ireland.Table of ContentsForeword List of contributors 1. Introduction: connected Grooved Ware worlds Mike Copper and Alasdair Whittle 2. Grooved Ware in Orkney Alison Sheridan 3. Skara Brae: the significance of the Grooved Ware assemblages Ann MacSween and David V. Clarke 4. Scottish Grooved Ware beyond Orkney Mike Copper 5. Grooved Ware in northern England since 2000 Sarah Botfield and Gill Hey 6. Grooved Ware from Wales Francis Lynch 7. Land of milk and honey? Grooved Ware use in Neolithic Wales Lilly Olet, Richard Evershed and Jessica Smyth 8. Grooved Ware in Ireland Eoin Grogan and Helen Roche 9. Niche bunching and the Inland Sea: Grooved Ware settlement at Over, Cambridgeshire, and River Great Ouse distributions Chris Evan, Joshua Pollard and Jonathan Tabor 10. The only way isn’t Essex, but it may be one of them…: Grooved Ware, Beakers and long-distance connections in southern Britain Joshua Pollard and Rosamund Cleal 11. Between Essex and Wessex Alistair Barclay 12. Recent Grooved Ware discoveries from Bulford and other sites in southern Wiltshire Elina Brook 13. Grooved Ware in south-east England: social geographies, chronology and interpretation Paul Garwood 14. Grooved Ware in the south-west peninsula Andy M. Jones and Henrietta Quinnell 15. Comments on Grooved Ware from a bemused sceptic: questions of classification and terminology, dating and interpretation David V. Clarke 16. Grooved Ware in Britain and Ireland, 2023: retrospect and prospect Alison Sheridan
£45.00
