'The Mirror is an amusing jewel of a book, a sparkling reflection of the history of the mirror in Europe, and the role of the mirror in European imagination.' - Los Angeles Times

"The cultural history of the mirror is fully explored by Sabine Melchior-Bonnet. The book marries science and art, literature and philosophy." - New York Times

'This erudite meditation ... reveals how significantly the mirror has influenced Western culture...this beautifully illustrated study offers so many intriguing glimpses into the meanings of reflection that it will reward anyone who peers beneath its surface.' - Publishers Weekly

Glasgemalde aus der fruhen Neuzeit befinden sich im Kanton Schaffhausen kaum mehr an ihren ursprunglichen Bestimmungsorten. Dank den intensiven Bemuhungen von Schaffhauser Burgern und Institutionen konnte uber die letzten 150 Jahre aber ein ansehnlicher Bestand an historischen Glasgemalden fur die dortigen Sammlungen gesichert werden. Diese in der vorliegenden Publikation erstmals vollstandig erfassten, durchweg farbig abgebildeten 194 Werke vermitteln ein anschauliches Bild vom Reichtum der einstmals in oeffentlichen und privaten Schaffhauser Gebauden vorhandenen Glasmalereien. Zugleich kommt ihnen ein hoher kulturgeschichtlicher Wert zu, indem sie aufschlussreiche Einblicke in die vielfaltigen Beziehungen der Burger untereinander und zu ihren politischen Organen gewahren. Die dem Katalog vorangehende Studie behandelt die Entwicklung der Glasmalerei zwischen 1500 und 1800 in Schaffhausen und Stein am Rhein aus verschiedenen Perspektiven. Eroertert werden zunachst die Grunde fur den nach der Reformation erfolgten Aufstieg Schaffhausens zu einem fuhrenden Zentrum Schweizer Glasmalkunst, dessen Erzeugnisse sich auch in Suddeutschland einer grossen Beliebtheit erfreuten. Nach dem Eingehen auf die Trager dieser Nachfrage wird unter Beizug des reichhaltigen, hier erstmals auszugsweise veroeffentlichten Quellenmaterials die Organisation des Schaffhauser Glasmaler- und Glaserhandwerks durchleuchtet und seine enge Verflechtung mit den Malern aufgezeigt. Daran schliessen sich die Kurzbiografien der wahrend der fruhen Neuzeit uber hundert in Schaffhausen tatigen Glasmaler, Glaser und Scheibenentwerfer, zu denen neben unbekannten, bislang noch nie namentlich erfassten Meistern Kunstlerpersoenlichkeiten wie Tobias Stimmer oder Daniel Lindtmayer der Jungere gehoeren. Ganz anders liegen die Verhaltnisse in der bis zur franzoesischen Revolution unter Zurcher Oberhoheit stehenden Stadt Stein am Rhein. Wie die Studie aufzeigt, beherrschten dort fremde Meister das Feld der Glasmalerei, und zwar vor allem solche aus Zurich und Winterthur. Obwohl Stein am Rhein im Gegensatz zu Schaffhausen nie ein bedeutender Produktionsort fur Glasmalerei war, kann sich diese Stadt mit dem 1542/43 in sein Rathaus gestifteten Scheibenzyklus aber ruhmen, Huterin eines der glanzvollsten Zeugnisse Altschweizer Glasmalkunst zu sein.

This richly illustrated book showcases a previously unseen and virtually unknown historical collection of Chinese ceramics, formed in the early twentieth century by George Eumorfopoulos, a pivotal figure in the appreciate of Asian art. Taken together, these artifacts, now located at the Benaki Museum in Athens, Greece, build a rare time capsule of Western tastes and preoccupations with the East in the decades prior to World War II. The years between the collapse of the Qing dynasty in 1911 and the establishment of the People s Republic of China in 1949 marked an opening up of China to the rest of the world and coincided with the first archaeological excavations of the country s early cultures. Working at the time in London, a center of imperialist power and global finance, Eumorfopoulos and his colleagues were instrumental in acquiring, assessing, interpreting, and manipulating the unearthed objects. The years of isolation that followed this period allowed aspects of his approach to become canonical, influencing later scholarly research on Chinese material culture.This groundbreaking exploration of approximately one hundred artifacts is not only an important account of Eumorfopoulos s work, but also a story about China and the West and the role antique materials played in their cultural interplay. "

Have you been tinkering with mosaics for a while, but feel that you need to take it to the next level? Or are you a beginner looking for a challenge? Then this is the book you need. It looks at mosaics as an art form, where line, colour and texture all combine to produce beautiful works of art. The stunning photographs gracing every page are both inspiring and informative. Starting out as a textile designer, the author recognises how important the choice of design is when you start a mosaic project. This book will teach you how to choose the right design and translate it into a template, allowing you to 'paint' with the mosaic tiles. The technical information supplied will guide you through the selection process of the right design, teach you about the various tiles available, surfaces to work on and which ones to choose for which conditions, materials and tools needed as well as the different mosaic techniques that can be used to complete your project. You will also find suggestions for alternatives if supplies are hard to find in your area. The step-by-step projects are lovely and can be followed exactly, but the author urges crafters to make the projects their own and bring their own personality into them by playing around with colours and texture. The projects include big and small items for the home or to give as gifts, with alternative ideas and suggestions if you prefer a different look or feel. Mosaics is so much more than just placing tiles next to each other and in this book you will discover just how rewarding this craft can be.

Heidi Kippenberg studied ceramics under Walter Popp, the legendary teacher at the Kassel Art Academy whose avant-garde work opened up new dimensions of form and expression for ceramic vessels. She internalised the aesthetic of Popp's vessels and simultaneously gave them her own distinctive touch. Strongly twisted, thick-walled, sometimes mounted stoneware vessels, further enlivened by thick monochrome glazes and augmented with sign-like contrasting glazed accents, characterise her oeuvre. Later she was inspired by East Asian ceramics and began to build her vessels, assembling them from slabs, giving their surfaces a lively structure, and transforming them into decorative landscapes. An oeuvre spanning more than half a century can be admired! Text in German. Published to accompany an exhibition at Brutto Gusto, Berlin, between 10 September and 30 October 2021.