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Pottery & Ceramics eBooks

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  • Shapely Bodies

    The Image of Porcelain in Eighteenth-Century France

    Series series Studies in Seventeenth- and Eighteenth-Century Art and Culture
    Shapely Bodies: The Image of Porcelain in Eighteenth-Century France constructs the first cultural history of porcelain making in France. It takes its title from two types of “bodies” treated in this study: the craft of porcelain making shaped clods of earth into a clay body to produce high-end commodities and the French elite shaped human bodies into social subjects with the help of makeup, ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

  • Antique Marks (Collins Gem)

    Series series Collins Gem
    This pocket-sized guide to identifying and interpreting metal and ceramic marks has been improved with the addition of the most recent hallmarks, along with details of the new hallmarking system.Do you attend car boot sales or browse in antique shops in search of bargains? Have you ever wished you knew more about grandma’s silver spoon? Do you envy the experts’ ability to identify and date old ... Read more

    $1.49 USD

  • Making Jewelry With Beads And Silver Jewelry For Beginners : A Complete and Step by Step Guide

    (Special 2 In 1 Exclusive Edition)

    by Janet Evans ...
    Wearing jewelry is essential to helping women developed their own style. For women wishing to create a look that's unique, the last thing they'll want to invest money in is mass produced pieces of jewelry. It's for this reason alone, learning the skills needed for making silver and beaded jewelry could prove extremely beneficial. When it comes to making such pieces you need to know where to ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • The White Road

    Journey into an Obsession

    An intimate narrative history of porcelain, structured around five journeys through landscapes where porcelain was dreamed about, fired, refined, collected, and coveted.Extraordinary new nonfiction, a gripping blend of history and memoir, by the author of the award-winning and bestselling international sensation, The Hare with the Amber Eyes.In The White Road, bestselling author and artist Edmund ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Normas para la descripción de vasijas cerámicas

    Series series Arqueología
    A partir de un conjunto de cerámicas procedentes de lugares diversos y de épocas diferentes, se establece un sistema de denominación y de descripción de aplicación general basado en el método de "degrés du fait" elaborado por A. Leroi-Gourhan. Se hace una clasificación de la nomenclatura de las formas de los recipientes cerámicos, se presenta el vocabulario de las fases y procedimientos de ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • Fewer, Better Things

    The Hidden Wisdom of Objects

    From the former director of the Museum of Arts and Design in New York, a timely and passionate case for the role of the well-designed object in the digital age.Curator and scholar Glenn Adamson opens Fewer, Better Things by contrasting his beloved childhood teddy bear to the smartphones and digital tablets children have today. He laments that many children and adults are losing touch with the ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • Mastering the Potter's Wheel

    Techniques, Tips, and Tricks for Potters

    by Ben Carter ...
    Series series Mastering Ceramics
    Take your skills—and your work—to the next level with this comprehensive guide to wheel-throwing that includes more than just the basics.Mastering the Potter’s Wheel starts with an introduction to wheel-throwing, from centering to creating the basic forms. What pushes this book beyond the competition, however, are the techniques offered in the chapters that follow. From a variety of methods for ... Read more

    $21.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Silver & Costume Jewelry Making : A Complete & Step by Step Guide

    (Special 2 In 1 Exclusive Edition)

    by Janet Evans ...
    Wearing jewelry is essential to helping women developed their own style. For women wishing to create a look that's unique, the last thing they'll want to invest money in is mass produced pieces of jewelry. It's for this reason alone, learning the skills needed for making silver and costume jewelry could prove extremely beneficial. When it comes to making such pieces you need to know where to ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Silver Jewelry Making: An Easy & Complete Step by Step Guide

    by Janet Evans ...
    Wearing jewelry is essential to helping women developed their own style. For women wishing to create a look that's unique, the last thing they'll want to invest money in is mass produced pieces of jewelry. It's for this reason alone, learning the skills needed for making silver jewelry could prove extremely beneficial. When it comes to making such pieces you need to know where to purchase the ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • The Beauty of Everyday Things

    by Soetsu Yanagi ...
    Translated by Michael Brase ...
    Series series Penguin Modern Classics
    The daily lives of ordinary people are replete with objects, common things used in commonplace settings. These objects are our constant companions in life. As such, writes Soetsu Yanagi, they should be made with care and built to last, treated with respect and even affection. They should be natural and simple, sturdy and safe - the aesthetic result of wholeheartedly fulfilling utilitarian needs. ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Collecting Chinese Mud Men

    Information and Illustrations

    by Jim Mayfield ...
    Ever wonder about those clever Chinese "niren" figures, more commonly known as Chinese mud men, that have captured the imagination and enthusiasm of collectors worldwide? Finally, a book that separates fact from fiction and provides important information and fascinating insights. You will learn about the varieties of mud men, their symbolism, how to spot and assess damage, and the challenges in ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Mastering Hand Building

    Techniques, Tips, and Tricks for Slabs, Coils, and More

    by Sunshine Cobb ...
    Series series Mastering Ceramics
    From pinch pots to coiled boxes to soft slab tableware, mastering hand building is a lifelong pursuit. In this book, Sunshine Cobb covers all the foundational skills, with lessons for constructing both simple and complex forms from clay.Ceramic artists will also find a variety of next-level techniques and tips: designing templates and replicating pieces, lidded vessels, using molds, a variety of ... Read more

    $23.99 USD

  • Simon Leach's Pottery Handbook

    Whether you’re a beginning potter or an old pro, ceramics can be as technical or nontechnical as you want it to be. Depending on your interests, you can either delve deeply into the art form or be happy skirting its perimeters. Likewise, the extent to which you equip your studio with tools of the trade or learn about new techniques and materials is up to you. This chapter presents basic ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

  • All the Best Rubbish

    The Classic Ode to Collecting

    “A delight. All the Best Rubbish is one of those rare volumes that both instruct and entertain. I recommend it to any collector.” —Harold L. Peterson, Chief Curator, US National Park ServiceIvor Noel Hume, the former chief archaeologist of Colonial Williamsburg, offers a delightful, anecdotal, and informative celebration of the joys of collecting.In his newly revised edition, All the Best Rubbish ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • The Potter's Bible

    An Essential Illustrated Reference for Both Beginner and Advanced Potters

    by Marylin Scott ...
    An essential guide for beginner and advanced potters, featuring step-by-step photographs to guide you through a comprehensive range of techniques.Begin making beautiful ceramics, even if you’ve never attempted pottery before, following detailed information about:Essential tools and studio equipmentDifferent types and constituencies of clay—including earthenware, stoneware, porcelain, and ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Antiques Roadshow: 40 Years of Great Finds

    A collection of the timeless, the priceless and the unforgettable, this beautiful compendium accompanies the beloved BBC One TV series.Antiques Roadshow has graced our screens for forty years and has become one of the nation’s most beloved television programmes and a national institution. It has featured thousands of unique stories over the years, and introduced many incredible characters and ... Read more

    $8.49 USD

  • Wings of Desire

    Series Book 2 - Camden House German Film Classics
    A guide through the many aspects of Wenders's groundbreaking film, employing archival research to bring out new insights into its making and its meanings.Filmed in 1986/87 in still-divided Berlin, Wim Wenders's Wings of Desire is both a utopian fairy tale and a fascinating time capsule of that late Cold War moment. Together with legendary French cinematographer Henri Alekan(who had worked on Jean ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Japanese & Oriental Ceramic

    Japanese and Oriental Ceramics was first published in print form by Tuttle Publishing in 1971.This comprehensive and profusely illustrated work tells how to distinguish Japanese porcelains from Chinese, and how to recognize modern reproductions of genuine old wares. It is completely indexed, contains a lengthy bibliography, and lists Chinese dates important in any discussion of Oriental ceramics ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Pottery Making: Pottery for Beginners and Essential Tips to Get Started

    Some pottery tips for beginnersPottery is creative art and most people will get into it as a matter of hobby. However, some of those who have gone into pottery as a hobby have actually ended up becoming professional potters. Once the individual interested in pottery starts producing beautiful vases and mugs for their loved ones, the vibes just spread and before they know, they are producing for ... Read more

    $1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • In Search of the Vintage Tiles of Catalina Island

    An Easter Egg Hunt in a Sea of Easter Eggs

    "R.D. Smith's colorful tour book is both beautiful and functional-much like the Vintage tiles he describes within. Accessible and yet rich with the technical detail of the tile-making processes, Smith has crafted a fun and engaging way to experience the legacy of the island. His well-researched histories and use of local knowledge make this a unique, interactive, and necessary guide."-Johnny ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • A Chosen Path

    The Ceramic Art of Karen Karnes

    Edited by Mark Shapiro ...
    Renowned ceramic artist Karen Karnes has created some of the most iconic pottery of the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. The body of work she has produced in her more than sixty years in the studio is remarkable for its depth, personal voice, and consistent innovation. Many of her pieces defy category, invoking body and landscape, pottery and sculpture, male and female, hand and ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • The Encyclopedia of Pottery Techniques

    A Unique Visual Directory of Pottery Techniques, with Guidance on How to Use Them

    The new and updated edition. “Nicely illustrated . . . provides how-to information and photos on a variety of making and decorating techniques.” —Ceramics MonthlyInside, discover all the major pottery techniques used the world over, from time-honoured traditional methods to exciting new developments. These include coiling, combing, resist decoration, sgraffito, slabbing and texturing clay. Once ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Mid-Century Modern Tiles

    A History and Collector's Guide

    This book showcases British decorative tiles from 1945 to 1975. ‘Mid-century Modern’ had its roots in the 1930s, with influences especially from California and Europe. Pioneers include the architect Frank Lloyd Wright in the USA and, in Europe, the Milan designers Gio Ponti and Piero Fornasetti, who derived inspiration from artists such as Picasso and Miro. British designers hardly had time to ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • The Radical Potter

    The Life and Times of Josiah Wedgwood

    by Tristram Hunt ...
    From one of Britain’s leading historians and the director of the Victoria & Albert Museum, a scintillating biography of Josiah Wedgwood, the celebrated eighteenth-century potter, entrepreneur, and abolitionistWedgwood’s pottery, such as his celebrated light-blue jasperware, is famous worldwide. Jane Austen bought it and wrote of it in her novels; Empress Catherine II of Russia ordered hundreds of ... Read more

    $12.99 USD