Ceramic Arts, Pottery, Glass Books

Third edition.

The history and technology of glassmaking from the Ancient World to the present.

Ervin Bossanyi (1891-1975), best known for his glorious stained glass, was a master in many art forms. Born in Hungary, Bossanyi was twice exiled, first in Germany, and then after the rise of National Socialism, in England. This title reveals his legacy in paintings, sculpture, textiles, metalwork and stained glass with over 300 illustrations.

Presents 320 works allowing an overview of the art of the enameller during the past 300 years chosen from the 1200 pieces in the Khalili Collections. This book includes examples from Europe, America and the Orient, with essays on patronage, historicism, regional developments, and workshops such as Faberge and Cartier.

This first monograph of the influential glass designer, lighting pioneer, and beloved educator Aloys Gangkofner traces a career of artistic and technological integrity.

Drawing on ceramics in the collection of the Asian Art Museum, this book provides an introduction to the ceramic art of Persia. It discusses objects ranging from the fourth millennium BCE through the 1800s. It discusses forty-eight works and places them in their cultural and historical contexts.

Profiles over 60 contemporary glassmakers working today, examining the ever increasing ways that the technical and conceptual boundaries of glass design are being challenged and merged with art and fashion.

St George's Chapel in Windsor Castle is one of the most famous buildings in the world, the venue for national pageant and ceremony since the Middle Ages. Created to be the architectural back-drop for the activities of the Order of the Garter, the pre-eminent chivalric order of medieval England, in modern times the chapel has become one of the country's premier tourist destinations. The stained ...

Mastering Oriental glazes can be notoriously difficult. This handbook provides a starting point for beginners to the craft, as well as featuring recipes and chemical make-up information for the more established potter.

Covering a range of styles and subjects, this guide to stained glass reproduces a selection of secular and non-secular pieces from prominent artists. Each piece is accompanied by a concise commentary and contact details for the artists so that they may be contacted for commissions.

Presents more than two hundred examples of American folk art and decorative arts created in New England, New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia in the 18th and 19th centuries. This book features familiar expressions of American folk art - portraits and carvings, quilts and needlework, weathervanes and whirligigs, ceramics, furniture, and more.

This handbook covers various methods of lettering ceramics including brush work, carving and glazing. It also looks in depth at a number of artists, exploring projects they have worked on and how they have tackled them, and how words are used to broaden work. It includes a section of alphabets.

Fantasy took over his life, in a world of battles ruled by his teddy bear, Alan Measles. Here, he tells his own story. Early childhood in Chelmsford, Essex is a rural Eden that ends abruptly with the arrival of the violent milkman who becomes his stepfather, leading to constant swerving between his parents' houses.

Pottery has a long history in India. In this book, the author, not only looks at Indian pottery but also at the communities who make it, their organization, history and philosophy.

Scott looks at ceramicists who use clay as a canvas on which to paint as opposed to those who use paint to decorate their pots. Both Picasso and Miro have painted on clay, but today many more ceramicists are using clay as the canvas on which they can achieve their artistic aims.

Shoji Hamada was one of the key figures behind the development of studio pottery in the 20th century. Awarded the Order of Culture by his native Japan, his influence was also felt in both England and the USA. This book profiles the work of the artist and the legacy he left.

Printmaking techniques have long been used in the pottery industry, but in recent years studio ceramicists have adopted these methods to make exciting works. In this book Paul Scott discusses many of the techniques that they employ. The original ground breaking book has in this edition been greatly expanded and brought up to date The methods included cover: screen printing, both transfer ...