Description: EUROPEAN CERAMICS by Robin Hildyard, University of Pennsylvania Press, PA, 1999. Beautifully illustrated with color photographs, this book provides a scholarly survey of European ceramics – their evolution and development from the Middle Ages to the present day. “Highlighting key developments, techniques, discoveries and styles – from earthenware, stoneware and tin-glaze to the invention of porcelain and the impact of industrialization – the narrative is interspersed with thematic spreads which explore the techniques and astonishing capabilities of this most ubiquitous of materials.” This text covers by chapter: Earthenware (Sgraffito, Sal-glazing, Palissy); Tin-Glaze (Piccolpasso, Tiles); The Invention of Porcelain (Princely porcelain Rooms, Figures, Tea Drinking); Pottery{ From Craft to Industry (Creamware, The Staffordshire Factory, Transfer Printing); Liberty, Imperialism, Mass-Production (Empire, Regency and Style, Minton, The Gothic Revival); The 20th Century: Craft or Industry (Studio Pottery, Art Deco, Designer Ceramics); and Notes on Illustrations. 8.8” x 10.9” hardback with dust cover in very good condition. 144 pages. FREE media mail shipping and handling for deliveries within the 50 United States. Rates vary for international mailings.
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Industry: CERAMICS
Brand: EUROPEAN CERAMICS
Publication Year: 1999
Type: BOOK
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Ex Libris: No
Title: EUROPEAN CERAMICS
Features: Dust Jacket, Illustrated
Publisher: Plus
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Number of Pages: 144
