Ceramics, mosaic and glass: artworks

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.

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

Neil Ewins' study of the Staffordshire potteries in a period of great global change traces how ceramics production has been affected by globalisation in both familiar and unexpected ways.

Sheds light on the motivations that lay behind the adoption of pottery, the challenges that had to be overcome.

A compelling examination of the ultimate global commodity, blue and white porcelain, from kiln to consumers across the globe.

The term 'jar' refers to any man-made shape with the capacity to enclose something.

In Great and Noble Jar, Cinda K.

This book broadens the discussion of pottery and china in the Victorian era by situating them in the national, imperial, design reform, and domestic debates between 1840 and 1890.

Renowned ceramic artist Karen Karnes has created some of the most iconic pottery of the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries.

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.

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

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

The exquisite art of Japanese lacquerwork has long had its share of devotees and collectors in the West.

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.

In the summer of 1974, against the backdrop of the Lebanese Civil War, ceramics expert and Morgan sports car enthusiast John Carswell set off with his young family from their home in Beirut on an expedition across Asia and the Middle East.

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

"Zerbrechliche Geschichten - Die Entwicklung der Keramik" stellt die vielfältigen und bedeutenden Keramiksammlungen der Museumslandschaft Hessen Kassel erstmals in einem Band vor.

"e;Artfully combines personal narrative, ethnographic insight, and an artisan's treatise on material culture and production techniques to bring quotidian Caribbean ceramic wares to life as material expressions of cultural adaptation and markers of the region's socio-economic history.

A fully illustrated examination of the use of color in clay, outlining its history and exploring the styles and techniques of the leading modern makers.

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

This book showcases British decorative tiles from 1945 to 1975.

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

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.

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

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

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

This book is a comprehensive and in-depth study of a mysterious state of China''s Warring States Period (476–221 BCE): the Zhongshan.

Since the earliest use of pottery, vessels have been associated with both the general shape and specific parts of the human body.

Este libro recoge los procesos fundamentales del vidrio emplomado: el confeccionado con tiras de plomo y el realizado con cinta de cobre (tiffany).

Dark Beauty focuses on the minute detail in Harry Clarke's stained-glass windows, particularly in the borders and lower panels of his work.

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

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

This is the black and white paperback edition of Pattern, published in hardback in 2016 by Saltyard Books.

Rossington Bridge lies next to the Roman road between Doncaster and Lincoln.

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.

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

Maris Boyd Gillette's groundbreaking study tells the story of Jingdezhen, China's porcelain capital, from its origins in 1004 in Song dynasty China to the present day.

Rossington Bridge lies next to the Roman road between Doncaster and Lincoln.

*Longlisted for the William MB Berger Prize for British Art History, 2022*A spectacular biography of the great designer, entrepreneur, abolitionist and beacon of the Industrial Revolution, from acclaimed historian and Director of the Victoria and Albert Museum, Tristram HuntJosiah Wedgwood, perhaps the greatest English potter who ever lived, epitomized the best of his age.

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.

New Directions in Ceramics explores and responds to contemporary ceramists' use of innovative modes of practice, investigating how change is happening and interpreting key works.

The Arts and Crafts Movement was a reaction to the brutality of working life and the sterility of industrial design in Victorian Britain.

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.

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.

This book covers the development of mosaics in Britain from the invasion to the end of Roman Britain.

Handmade Tileis a contemporary guide for ceramic artists and anyone interested in custom tile installationsfrom making, designing, and decorating to designing your space and installation.

A complete guide to fantastic special effects glazes for studio potters.

Après son apparition au VIIe siècle, l'art de la porcelaine en Chine est rapidement devenu un symbole important de la royauté et de la haute société.

Excavation of the ancient city of Morgantina in southeastern Sicily since 1955 has recovered an extraordinary quantity and variety of pottery, both locally made and imported.