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Scandinavian Ceramics and Glass in the 20th Century Jennifer Opie This is a comprehensive catalogue of the Scandinavian Ceramics and Glass collection at the V&A, showing comparative material from all four Scandinavian countries. The history of the many ceramics and glass factories, their artists and designers is outlined against a changing social and political background. Scandinavian design, from the 1950s to the 1970s, was a by-word for modernism. |
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Miller's Ceramics Buyer's GuideChris Spencer Ceramics are attractive, easily displayed, often affordable and consequently popular items to collect. Pieces that have survived daily use for years are now sought after by collectors. This book covers a range of pottery and porcelain objects and provices a practical reference work for new enthusiasts as well as the experienced collectors in this field. |
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Miller's Collector's Guide: Ceramics of the '50s & '60sSteven Jenkins Ceramics of the 1950s and 1960s are now a distinct collecting field, items are still available and affordable. This guide covers factories from Britain, continental Europe, and the USA. It contains information on designs and marks to help with identification. |
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Potter's Directory of Shape and FormNeal French A reference guide to over 600 possible ceramic shapes and forms. These are shown in both silhouette and in beautiful colour examples of current ceramic work. He also discusses the materials and techniques most suitable for each shape as well as extras such as lips, spouts, feet and phlanges. |
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Miller's Pocket Fact File: Pottery and Porcelain MarksGordon Lang This addition contains illustrations of over 3000 marks from all major ceramics centres. They are listed by type, together with information on the makers, factories and artists that use them. It also includes a glossary, illustrations of distinctive forms found in ceramics, and maps. |
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Clays and Glazes in Studio CeramicsDavid Scott An examination of clays and glazes in studio ceramics. It contains reference material and colour photographs, and should be suitable for all levels of ability from beginner to expert. Hardcover | 192 Pages | ISBN: 1861261381 |
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Contemporary CeramicsSusan Peterson Showing the huge variety and quality of contemporary ceramic art, this book is designed to appeal to ceramicists and collectors alike. It represents the work of over 260 artists, each accompanied by a colour illustration. A special feature is the range of work from China. |
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The Art of Handbuilt CeramicsSusan Bruce This text starts with an historical and cultural overview to world ceramics, before giving tips to beginners on how to try their own pieces in clay. With step-by-step photographs, the novice can learn handbuilding and glazing methods, and ways of monoprinting on clay. Hardcover | 158 Pages | ISBN: 1861263627 |
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Ceramics Handbooks: Paper ClayRosette Gault Paper clay is a new development in the ceramics field. It is easy to use, extremely strong in the unfired state, easy to repair at nearly any stage of the forming process and the final glazed and fired result can be indistinguishable from that of conventional clay. Yet the result is extremely light. |
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Ceramics Handbooks: HandbuildingMichael Hardy This is a look at the traditional handbuilding methods of pinching, coiling, slab building and press moulding, explaining how to do them. For many years, these methods were eclipsed as throwing came to dominate as a making method. However, in the past 30 years, handbuilding has once more come to the fore as a prefered technique among ceramic artists. |
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