An indispensable compendium of technical know-how and troubleshooting tips Just like having a mosaic tutor on call 24 hours a day-this book is packed with handy, time-saving tips and technical knowledge to improve your skills, speed up the learning process, and give your unique mosaics a professional finish.
A new examination of the history of ceramic art, spanning ancient to modern times, emphasizing its traditions, materials, and methods of makingConcise but comprehensive, Ceramic Art brings together the voices of art historians, conservators, and artists to tell the history of making art from fired clay.
Sir William Van Horne (1843-1915), a gifted connoisseur most famously associated with the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway, amassed of one of the most extensive collections of Japanese ceramics in North America.
Sir William Van Horne (1843–1915), connaisseur bourré de talent dont la renommée est surtout attribuable à sa contribution à la construction du Chemin de fer Canadien Pacifique, a assemblé l’une des collections les plus complètes de céramiques japonaises en Amérique du Nord.
Las azulejerías del Hospital de Pobres Sacerdotes de Valencia constituyen, posiblemente, el conjunto más importante conservado in situ de la cerámica arquitectónica valenciana.
Join ceramic artist Emily Reinhardt to learn how to decorate pottery surfaces with glazes, gold luster, patterns and marks, inlay designs, dimensional shapes, and much more.
This volume presents the first comprehensive academic study of the history and development of performance art in the former communist countries of Central, Eastern and South Eastern Europe since the 1960s.
This volume presents the first comprehensive academic study of the history and development of performance art in the former communist countries of Central, Eastern and South Eastern Europe since the 1960s.
Tras una breve introducción histórica, los capítulos sobre materiales y herramientas, así como los dedicados a las técnicas básicas y la descripción paso a paso del uso del torno en diferentes proyectos cerámicos, completan este volumen en el que se describe tanto el torneado como el pulido, considerado este último como indispensable en la elaboración de objetos por el ceramista.
Desde estas páginas se anima al lector a entrar en la magia de la forma a través de la cerámica, gracias a la extraordinaria cualidad plástica de las arcillas.
The Madonna of the Future Henry James - American author Henry James often grappled with weighty topics in his work, and the story "e;The Madonna of the Future"e; -- longer than a typical short story, but shorter than a novella -- is no exception.
Discover the Transformative Power of PotteryImagine immersing yourself in the tactile joy of clay, shaping it with your own hands, and transforming it into art.
The present volume on Glass Manufacture has been written chiefly for the benefit of those who are users of glass, and therefore makes no claim to be an adequate guide or help to those engaged in glass manufacture itself.
Mit diesem Band liegt erstmalig eine vollständige und kommentierte Übersetzung des schriftstellerischen Hauptwerks Bernard Palissys (1510-1590) in deutscher Sprache vor, und damit einer der bedeutendsten altfranzösischen Texte der Frühen Neuzeit.
Mit diesem Band liegt erstmalig eine vollständige und kommentierte Übersetzung des schriftstellerischen Hauptwerks Bernard Palissys (1510-1590) in deutscher Sprache vor, und damit einer der bedeutendsten altfranzösischen Texte der Frühen Neuzeit.
Extrait : "Bien que le Prophète ait absolument interdit l'usage des ornements d'ornements d'or, et bien que la masse des musulmans dévots ait observé cette prescription, il est impossible qu'il n'y en eût pas qui l'aient enfreinte, et dont les goûts fastueux n'aient étouffé les scrupules de conscience.
Colourful, imaginative, vibrant, delicate and dramatic these are just some of the hallmarks of the artworks that have garnered international accolades for Ardmore Ceramic Art in rural KwaZulu-Natal.
Colourful, imaginative, vibrant, delicate and dramatic these are just some of the hallmarks of the artworks that have garnered international accolades for Ardmore Ceramic Art in rural KwaZulu-Natal.
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.
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.
