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The Potter's Art (Paperback): Henry Glassie The Potter's Art (Paperback)
Henry Glassie
R346 Discovery Miles 3 460 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

"Coming into being, the work of art, this very pot, creates relations relations between nature and culture, between the individual and society, between utility and beauty. Governed by desire, the artist s work answers questions of value. Is nature favored, or culture? Are individual needs or social needs more important? Do utilitarian or aesthetic concerns dominate in the transformation of nature?" from the Introduction

The Potter s Art discusses and illustrates the work of modern masters of traditional ceramics from Bangladesh, Sweden, various parts of the United States, Turkey, and Japan. It will appeal to anyone interested in pottery and the study of folklore and folk art.

Henry Glassie is College Professor of Folklore and Co-director of Turkish Studies at Indiana University. He has been a Guggenheim Fellow and a Fellow of the National Humanities Institute; he has also served as President of the Vernacular Architecture Forum and of the American Folklore Society.

Material Culture Henry Glassie, George Jevremovic, and William T. Sumner, editors
(Note: there is an accent egue on the c Jevremovic)

Contents:
The Potter s Art
Bangladesh
Sweden
Georgia
Acoma
Turkey
Japan
Hagi
Work in the Clay
Acknowledgments
Notes
Bibliography
Index"

Mediterranean Pottery in Wessex Households (13th to 17th Centuries) (Paperback): Alejandra Gutierrez Mediterranean Pottery in Wessex Households (13th to 17th Centuries) (Paperback)
Alejandra Gutierrez
R2,650 Discovery Miles 26 500 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

A detailed analysis of the archaeological and historical evidence for the trade and consumption of Mediterranean pottery in the households of southern England between 1200 and 1700. Following a discussion of methodologies, Gutierrez considers Mediterranean centres of production for imported pottery, notably in Spain, Portugal and Italy, followed by a discussion of the archaeological evidence for contact between Wessex and the Mediterranean. A wide range of sites are examined, including fortified and religious buildings, urban and rural settlements and palaces. The study finally examines the types of Mediterranean assemblages found and their social and religious context.

Franchthi Neolithic Pottery, Volume 2, vol. 2 - The Later Neolithic Ceramic Phases 3 to 5, Fascicle 10 (Paperback): Karen D.... Franchthi Neolithic Pottery, Volume 2, vol. 2 - The Later Neolithic Ceramic Phases 3 to 5, Fascicle 10 (Paperback)
Karen D. Vitelli
R1,641 Discovery Miles 16 410 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This fascicle completes the presentation of the ceramic remains from the Franchthi Cave excavations.

Ceramic Production and Distribution in the Chavin Sphere of Influence (North-Central Andes) (Paperback): Isabelle C. Druc Ceramic Production and Distribution in the Chavin Sphere of Influence (North-Central Andes) (Paperback)
Isabelle C. Druc
R1,471 Discovery Miles 14 710 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

A study of six 1st-millenium BC pottery producing sites in the north-central Andes concentrating on production, exchange and interregional relationships. The author describes the geography and the geoenvironment of the sites, research methodology and analysis of the results including triangulation of the stylistic, archaeological, geological and ethnographical data.

Athens, Etruria, and the Many Lives of Greek Figured Pottery (Hardcover): Sheramy D. Bundrick Athens, Etruria, and the Many Lives of Greek Figured Pottery (Hardcover)
Sheramy D. Bundrick
R3,687 R2,961 Discovery Miles 29 610 Save R726 (20%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

A lucrative trade in Athenian pottery flourished from the early sixth until the late fifth century B.C.E., finding an eager market in Etruria. Most studies of these painted vases focus on the artistry and worldview of the Greeks who made them, but Sheramy D. Bundrick shifts attention to their Etruscan customers, ancient trade networks, and archaeological contexts. Thousands of Greek painted vases have emerged from excavations of tombs, sanctuaries, and settlements throughout Etruria, from southern coastal centers to northern communities in the Po Valley. Using documented archaeological assemblages, especially from tombs in southern Etruria, Bundrick challenges the widely held assumption that Etruscans were hellenized through Greek imports. She marshals evidence to show that Etruscan consumers purposefully selected figured pottery that harmonized with their own local needs and customs, so much so that the vases are better described as etruscanized. Athenian ceramic workers, she contends, learned from traders which shapes and imagery sold best to the Etruscans and employed a variety of strategies to maximize artistry, output, and profit.

La Rotonde Palatine a Thessalonique (French language text) - Architecture et Mosa ques (French, Hardcover): Hjalmar Torp La Rotonde Palatine a Thessalonique (French language text) - Architecture et Mosa ques (French, Hardcover)
Hjalmar Torp
R2,789 Discovery Miles 27 890 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The C4th Roman Rotunda church in Thessaloniki is the most important monument of the early Christian era. In this comprehensive monograph, Hjalmar Torp presents the findings of his life-long archaeological and iconographic research on the Rotunda. He explores the archaeological data, the various phases of the architecture, and the chronological issues of the monument. The nuanced descriptions of the mosaics, their colours and their techniques are based on a detailed scaffold review and survey. The iconography of the mosaics is then analyzed and interpreted in conjunction with historical and theological sources; the building of the palatine church and its sumptuous decoration is attributed to an initiative by Theodosius the Great. This slip-cased set of two books, abundantly documented and richly illustrated, is a unique testimony on the Rotunda. Volume One: text. Volume Two: Illustrations. 500 illustrations, many in colour. This book is only available in French.

Wine Drinking in Oxford - A Story Revealed by Tavern, Inn, College and Other Bottles - With a Catalogue of Bottles and Seals... Wine Drinking in Oxford - A Story Revealed by Tavern, Inn, College and Other Bottles - With a Catalogue of Bottles and Seals from the Collection in the Ashmolean Museum (Paperback)
Fay Banks
R2,157 Discovery Miles 21 570 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

A story revealed by tavern, inn, college and other bottles. With a catalogue of bottles and seals from the collection in the Ashmolean Museum.' (BAR 257, 1997)

The Image of Orpheus in Roman Mosaic - An exploration of the figure of Orpheus in Graeco-Roman art and culture with special... The Image of Orpheus in Roman Mosaic - An exploration of the figure of Orpheus in Graeco-Roman art and culture with special reference to its expression in the medium of mosaic in late antiquity (Paperback)
Ilona Julia Jesnick
R2,963 Discovery Miles 29 630 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book first examines the figure of Orpheus in Graeco-Roman art and culture before exploring how he has been employed in late antique mosaic. Wide-ranging with lots of line-drawings and photographs.

The Hellenistic Pottery from Sardis - The Finds through 1994 (Hardcover): Susan I. Rotroff, Andrew Oliver The Hellenistic Pottery from Sardis - The Finds through 1994 (Hardcover)
Susan I. Rotroff, Andrew Oliver
R2,231 R1,973 Discovery Miles 19 730 Save R258 (12%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Hellenistic art in Asia Minor is characterized by diverse cultural influences, both indigenous and Greek. This work presents a comprehensive catalogue of the Hellenistic pottery found at Sardis by two archaeological expeditions. The main catalogue includes over 750 items from the current excavations; in addition, material from some 50 Hellenistic tombs excavated in the early twentieth century is published in its entirety for the first time. The early Hellenistic material consists of imports from Greek cities and close local imitations, along with purely Lydian wares typical of the "late Lydian" phase that followed the Persian conquest. By the late Hellenistic period, Sardis boasts a full range of Greek shapes and styles; indeed, the influence of new conquerors, the Romans, was felt as well. Thus the ceramic finds from Sardis reflect the changing fortunes of the city, bearing witness to the tenacity of indigenous customs and the influences of foreign powers.

Stained Glass Photo Frames (Paperback): Alex Spatz Stained Glass Photo Frames (Paperback)
Alex Spatz
R275 Discovery Miles 2 750 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

"Stained Glass Photo Frames" contains 20 full-size patterns of photo frames for stained glass hobbyists. The patterns include two sizes, 4" x 6" and 5" x 7" and a variety of subjects. Children's, floral, contemporary, southwest and seashore are some of the design styles in this book.

Domestic and Divine - Roman Mosaics in the House of Dionysos (Hardcover): Christine Kondoleon Domestic and Divine - Roman Mosaics in the House of Dionysos (Hardcover)
Christine Kondoleon
R2,512 R2,347 Discovery Miles 23 470 Save R165 (7%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Built on the southwestern coast of Cyprus in the second century A.D., the House of Dionysos is full of clues to a distant life-in the corner of a portico, shards of pottery, a clutch of Roman coins found on a skeleton under a fallen wall-yet none is so evocative as the intricate mosaic floors that lead the eye from room to room, inscribing in their colored images the traditions, aspirations, and relations of another world. In this lavishly illustrated volume, Christine Kondoleon conducts us through the House of Dionysos, showing us what its interior decoration discloses about its inhabitants and their time. Seen from within the context of the house, the mosaics become eloquent witnesses to an elusive dialogue between inhabitants and guests, and to the intermingling of public and private. Kondoleon draws on the insights of art history and archaeology to show what the mosaics in the House of Dionysos can tell us about these complex relations. She explores the issues of period and regional styles, workshop traditions, the conditions of patronage, and the forces behind iconographic change. Her work marks a major advance, not just in the study of Roman mosaics, but in our knowledge of Roman society.

Raised in Clay - The Southern Pottery Tradition (Paperback, New edition): Nancy Sweezy Raised in Clay - The Southern Pottery Tradition (Paperback, New edition)
Nancy Sweezy
R1,079 R900 Discovery Miles 9 000 Save R179 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

"Raised in Clay" is a remarkable portrait of pottery making in the South, one of the oldest and richest craft traditions in America. Focusing on more than thirty potters in North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Texas, Mississippi, and Kentucky, Nancy Sweezy tells how families preserve and practice the traditional art of pottery making today.
First published in 1984, Sweezy's book documents the last generation of potters to have direct contact with preindustrial pottery traditions. It portrays the personalities of the potters, treating this aspect as carefully as the traditions themselves, and discusses various types of wheels, glazes, and kilns and each potter's specialty pieces. Photographs and line drawings showing potters, their potteries and equipment, examples of finished work, and step-by-step works in progress enhance the text. Sweezy's introductory chapter provides a superb history of southern pottery making. For this edition, she has added a new afterword on recent changes in the potting scene.

Earlier prehistoric pottery production and ceramic petrology in Britain (Paperback): Peter Wardle Earlier prehistoric pottery production and ceramic petrology in Britain (Paperback)
Peter Wardle
R1,625 Discovery Miles 16 250 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Turners and Burners - The Folk Potters of North Carolina (Paperback, New edition): Charles G. Zug III Turners and Burners - The Folk Potters of North Carolina (Paperback, New edition)
Charles G. Zug III
R2,135 R1,888 Discovery Miles 18 880 Save R247 (12%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This richly illustrated portrait of North Carolina's pottery traditions tells the story of the generations of "turners and burners" whose creations are much admired for their strength and beauty. Perhaps no other state possesses such an active and extensive ceramic heritage, and one that is entirely continuous. This book is an attempt to understand both the past and the present, the now largely vanished world of the folk potter and the continuing achievements of his descendants. It is a tribute that is long overdue.
From the middle of the eighteenth century through the second quarter of the twentieth century, folk potters in North Carolina produced thousands of pieces of earthenware and stoneware -- sturdy, simple, indispensable forms like jars and jugs, milk crocks and butter churns, pitchers and dishes, ring jugs and flowerpots. Their wares were familiar and everyday, not innovative or unusual, because they were shaped through generations of use for specific functions. The utilitarian forms were so commonplace and embedded in daily life that few individuals documented the craft. "Turners and Burners" is the first book to chronicle these pottery traditions, with close attention to distinct regional and temporal patterns and the major families involved. It explores in detail the traditional technologies used, from the foot-powered treadle wheel to the wood-fired groundhog kiln.
Terry Zug became interested in North Carolina pottery in 1969 shortly after moving to Chapel Hill. In 1974 he began documenting the craft and traveled throughout the state recording the reminiscences of potters, former potters, and members of potters' families who recalled the old craft in remarkable detail. He systematically photographed and cataloged old pots, located early shop sites, and carefully recorded the remaining waster dumps of broken shards and decaying equipment. His primary source, however, was the potters themselves. Their tape-recorded interviews provide an insider's view of their world and reveal the powerful underlying logic and autonomy of their craft.

Chinese Porcelain Marks from Kenyan Coastal Sites - aspects of trade in the Indian Ocean, XIV-XIX centuries (Paperback):... Chinese Porcelain Marks from Kenyan Coastal Sites - aspects of trade in the Indian Ocean, XIV-XIX centuries (Paperback)
Caroline Sassoon
R1,526 Discovery Miles 15 260 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Dal Pozzo Copies of the Palestrina Mosaic (Paperback): Helen Whitehouse The Dal Pozzo Copies of the Palestrina Mosaic (Paperback)
Helen Whitehouse
R1,081 Discovery Miles 10 810 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
A History of Japanese Lacquerwork (Paperback): Beatrix Von Rague A History of Japanese Lacquerwork (Paperback)
Beatrix Von Rague
R1,142 Discovery Miles 11 420 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Stained Glass Primer - The Basic Skills (Paperback): Charles Frizzell Stained Glass Primer - The Basic Skills (Paperback)
Charles Frizzell; Edited by Norm Fogel; Peter Mollica
R299 Discovery Miles 2 990 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

STAINED GLASS PRIMER, The Basic Skills offers clear, concise instruction in the tools and skills of leaded glass work, including copper foil techniques. A proven textbook for beginners, used in schools throughout the world. First published in 1971. Over 200,000 copies sold.

White Mountain Redware - A Pottery Tradition of East-Central Arizona and Western New Mexico (Paperback): Roy L. Carlson White Mountain Redware - A Pottery Tradition of East-Central Arizona and Western New Mexico (Paperback)
Roy L. Carlson
R882 Discovery Miles 8 820 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

A study of the styles of decoration found on the early southwestern pottery known as White Mountain Redware. The White Mountain Redware tradition, an arbitrary division of the Cibola painted pottery tradition, is composed of those vessels which have a red slip and painted decoration in either black or black and white, which when grouped into pottery types have a geographic locus within or immediately adjacent to the Cibola area, and which share a number of other attributes indicative of close historical relationships.

Roman Art and Architecture (Paperback): Mortimer Wheeler Roman Art and Architecture (Paperback)
Mortimer Wheeler
R781 R726 Discovery Miles 7 260 Save R55 (7%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Sir Mortimer Wheeler describes the architecture and town planning, the sculpture and painting, the silverware, glass, pottery and the other rich artistic achievements of the era.

Western Ceramic Traditions Volume 135 - Prehistoric and Historic Native American Ceramics of the Western U.S. (Paperback):... Western Ceramic Traditions Volume 135 - Prehistoric and Historic Native American Ceramics of the Western U.S. (Paperback)
Suzanne Griset
R1,315 R1,093 Discovery Miles 10 930 Save R222 (17%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This volume is dedicated to studies of plainwares-the undecorated ceramics that make up the majority of prehistoric ceramic assemblages worldwide. Early analyses of ceramics focused on changes in decorative design elements to establish chronologies and cultural associations. With the development of archaeometric techniques that allow direct dating of potsherds and identification of their elemental composition and residues, plainwares now provide a new source of information about the timing, manufacture, distribution, and use of ceramics. This book investigates plainwares from the far west, stretching into the Great Basin and the northwestern and southwestern edges of Arizona. Contributors use and explain recent analytical methods, including neutron activation, electron microprobe analysis, and thin-section optical mineralogy. They examine native ceramic traditions and how they were influenced by the Spanish mission system, and they consider the pros and cons of past approaches to ware typology, presenting a vision of how plainware analysis can be improved by ignoring the traditional "typological" approach of early ceramicists working with decorated wares. This work provides a much-needed update to plainware studies, with new hypotheses and data that will help set the stage for future research.

China and the West - Reconsidering Chinese Reverse Glass Painting (Hardcover): Elisa Ambrosio, Francine Giese, Alina... China and the West - Reconsidering Chinese Reverse Glass Painting (Hardcover)
Elisa Ambrosio, Francine Giese, Alina Martimyanova, Hans Bjarne Thomsen
R1,364 Discovery Miles 13 640 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

With contributions from outstanding specialists in glass art and East Asian art history, this edited volume opens a cross-cultural dialogue on the hitherto little-studied medium of Chinese reverse glass painting. The first major survey of this form of East Asian art, the volume traces its long history, its local and global diffusion, and its artistic and technical characteristics. Manufactured for export to Europe and for local consumption within China, the fragile artworks studied in this volume constitute a paramount part of Chinese visual culture and attest to the intensive cultural and artistic exchange between China and the West. With contributions by Thierry Audric, Kee Il Choi Jr., Patrick Conner, Karina H. Corrigan, Elisabeth Eibner, Patricia F. Ferguson, Lihong Liu, William H. Ma, Alina Martimyanova, Christopher L. Maxwell, Rupprecht Mayer, Jessica Lee Patterson, Michaela Pejcochova, Jerome Samuel, Hans Bjarne Thomsen, Jan van Campen, Rosalien van der Poel

Jugtown Pottery 1917-2017 - A Century of Art & Craft in Clay (Hardcover): Stephen C Compton, Ray Owen Jugtown Pottery 1917-2017 - A Century of Art & Craft in Clay (Hardcover)
Stephen C Compton, Ray Owen
R957 R846 Discovery Miles 8 460 Save R111 (12%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This richly illustrated book tells the story of the successful collaboration of Jacques and Juliana Royster Busbee in the creation of a remarkable folkcraft enterprise called Jugtown. This improbable venture, founded in a most unlikely setting, has left its indelible mark on a remote Southern community. Fully illustrated with numerous black-and-white and color photographs of the place, the people who made pottery there, and the pottery produced by them, the book tells how the Busbees convinced a few of rural Moore County’s old-time utilitarian potters to make new-fangled wares for them to sell in Juliana’s Greenwich Village tea room and shop. Following New Yorkers’ wild acceptance of their primitive-looking and alluring pottery offerings, the Busbees built their own workshop in rural Moore County and called it Jugtown. Today, nearly one hundred potters make and sell their wares within a few miles of Jugtown—all because a hundred years ago, the Busbees and their Jugtown potters found a new way to make old jugs. Stephen C. Compton is an independent scholar and an avid collector of historic, traditional North Carolina pottery. Steve has written numerous articles and books about the state’s pottery. Widely recognized for his North Carolina pottery expertise, the author is frequently called upon as a lecturer and exhibit consultant and curator. He has served as president of the North Carolina Pottery Center, a museum and educational center located in Seagrove, North Carolina, and is a founding organizer, and former president, of the North Carolina Pottery Collectors’ Guild.

Ceramics - 400 Years of British Collecting in 100 Masterpieces (Hardcover): Patricia F. Ferguson Ceramics - 400 Years of British Collecting in 100 Masterpieces (Hardcover)
Patricia F. Ferguson
R1,421 R1,191 Discovery Miles 11 910 Save R230 (16%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The aim of this publication is to introduce the rich and varied ceramics in the National Trust's vast and encyclopaedic collection, numbering approximately 75,000 artefacts, housed in 250 historic properties in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. One hundred key pieces have been selected from this rich treasure trove, each contributing to our knowledge of ceramic patronage and history, revealing the very personal stories of ownership, display, taste and consumption. The selection includes the following Continental wares: 'Red-figure' wares; Italian armorial tableware; Dutch Delft from the Greek A factory, owned by Adrianus Kocx; Chinese Kraak ware; Dehua ware; Japanese Kakiemon-style and Imari-style tableware and garnitures; Meissen table sculpture by Johann Joachim Kandler; tableware attributed to Adam Friedrich von Lowenfinck; Castelli faience from the Grue workshop and wares from the following porcelain manufactories: Doccia; Vienna; Vincennes; Sevres; Dihl and Feulliet. English pottery and porcelain includes delftware; salt-glazed stoneware; creamware; Wedgwood Black Basalt and Etruscan ware; Chelsea, Bow, Worcester and Derby porcelain; Minton China; De Morgan, and Martin ware. From the Americas, the selection includes Pueblo ware. Many are published for the first time, sometimes illustrated in their original interiors. Collectively, the selection surveys patterns of ceramic collecting by the British aristocracy and gentry over a four hundred year period.

Adventures in Physics & Pueblo Pottery - Memoirs of a Los Alamos Scientist (Hardcover): Francis H. Harlow Adventures in Physics & Pueblo Pottery - Memoirs of a Los Alamos Scientist (Hardcover)
Francis H. Harlow; As told to Dwight P Lanmon
R1,016 Discovery Miles 10 160 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Francis H Harlow (1928-present) is a world class physicist, an expert on Pueblo Indian pottery and Southwest sea fossils, an accomplished painter and cellist. In this memoir, the retired Los Alamos scientist and scholar looks back on his life and career, including his fifty years as a theoretical physicist at one of the U.S.'s top research facilities. He considers his study of Pueblo pottery a "hobby", though it draws on archaeology, history and ethnography, as well as interactions and interviews with living and deceased potters (including Maria Martinez). This book highlights the Museum of Indian Art (Santa Fe) Harlow Pottery Collection.

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