Ceramics, mosaic and glass: artworks

A Choice Outstanding Academic Title 2016Satire has been used in ceramic production for centuries.

This book examines the rich corpus of mosaics created in Crete during the Roman and Late Antique eras.

Creative and practical, Kicking Glass is a step-by-step guide for those wanting to practice the popular craft of stained glass.

The ultimate guide to the potential of ceramic transfer printing as a creative medium.

This Element seeks to demonstrate how ceramics forward study of Egyptian society writ large, identifying key research questions and qualitative and quantitative methods.

An essential resource for ceramicists, studios or schools looking for inspiration to reclaim, reuse and recycle in their studio or work.

'Clay contains infinite possibilities in its transmutations, evidenced on the shelves of our homes, our galleries and museums.

Explore the human form in depth, from concept sketches and armatures to detailed instructions for constructing legs, torso, arms, hands, and head from clay.

An icon in the Art Nouveau movement, Emile Galle (1846-1904) sought to portray the beauty and simplicity of nature in his glass art.

**WINNER OF THE COSTA BIOGRAPHY AWARD**Edmund de Waal uncovers the history of a family through a turbulent century through 264 objects.

As a result of recent methodological and theoretical developments in approaches to the human body in archaeological contexts, the theme has recently become a particularly dynamic research area.

The Folk Classification of Ceramics: A Study of Cognitive Prototypes provides a general understanding of folk classification that compares cognitive structures across cultures through anthropological field studies.

The Journal of Roman Pottery Studies continues to present a range of important new research in the field by both established and early career scholars.

Contemporary craft, art and design are inseparable from the flows of production and consumption under global capitalism.

As a result of recent methodological and theoretical developments in approaches to the human body in archaeological contexts, the theme has recently become a particularly dynamic research area.

Everything You Need to Get Started with PotteryIf you ever daydream about delving into pottery but aren't sure where to begin, this is your book.

A fresh, unstuffy guide to the stained-glass windows of England's churches, including a list of the top 50 places to see outstanding examples.

In Great and Noble Jar, Cinda K.

This richly illustrated book is a comprehensive study of visual humour in ancient Greece, emphasising works created in Athens and Boeotia.

An essential resource for ceramicists, studios or schools looking for inspiration to reclaim, reuse and recycle in their studio or work.

This richly illustrated book presents the first comprehensive study of the making and marketing of pottery in medieval Ireland.

A jeweler with an established reputation through the world, Louis Comfort Tiffany was the spearhead of the Art Nouveau movement in the United States.

In this book, Liz James offers a comprehensive history of wall mosaics produced in the European and Islamic middle ages.

A study of fine pottery made by the Etruscans from the seventh to the fourth century BC.

A fresh, unstuffy guide to the stained-glass windows of England's churches, including a list of the top 50 places to see outstanding examples.

Stop jamming up your cupboards with empty Mason jars!

This richly illustrated book presents the first comprehensive study of the making and marketing of pottery in medieval Ireland.

Archaeologists have recently made tremendous advances in understanding the early ceramic traditions of the prehistoric Near East.

African Pottery Roulettes Past and Present considers ethnographic, museological and archaeological approaches to pottery-decorating tools called roulettes, that is to say, short lengths of fibre or wood that are rolled over the surface of a vessel for decoration.

This book explores the persona of the artist in Archaic and Classical Greek art and literature.

Espying Heaven presents the first full-scale and full-colour survey of the achievement of Charles Eamer Kempe (1837-1907), the outstanding stained-glass designer of his era, and his Studio.

Over the past fifty years or so early pottery complexes in the wider region of West Asia have hardly ever been investigated in their own right.

Skin Crafts discusses multiple artists from global contexts who employ craft materials in works that address historical and contemporary violence.

This new edition of Eric Yates-Owen and Robert Fournier's classic book on British studio potters' marks contains new and revised entries for many potters, with up-to-date information about the artists' styles, marks and addresses.

The Journal of Roman Pottery Studies continues to present a range of important new research in the field by both established and early career scholars.

In the Greek Classical period, the symposium--the social gathering at which male citizens gathered to drink wine and engage in conversation--was held in a room called the andron.

The material and visual culture of the Islamic World casts vast arcs through space and time, and encompasses a huge range of artefacts and monuments from the minute to the grandiose, from ceramic pots to the great mosques.

The ancient Maya produced a broad range of ceramics that has attracted concerted scholarly attention for over a century.

The art of porcelain manufacturing is linked closely to China and its history, appearing in the 7th century when it became an important symbol of royalty or high status.

The ultimate guide to the potential of ceramic transfer printing as a creative medium.

Windows for the world explores the display and reception of nineteenth-century British stained glass in a secular exhibition context.

Discover how to truly connect with clay, bring ideas to life, and become a highly skilled potter.

The art of the object reached unparalleled heights in the medieval Islamic world, yet the intellectual dimensions of ceramics, metalwares, and other plastic arts in this milieu have not always been acknowledged.

Discover the artist within and create beautiful stained glass Beautiful stained glass isn't reserved solely for church windows-it can be used to create intricate patterns in home windows, decorate cabinet doors, patio doors, ceilings, skylights, mirrors, lighting fixtures, garden decorations, and much more.

This text presents a concise and thorough introduction to the main concepts and practical applications of thermodynamics and kinetics in materials science.