Painted tin-glaze pottery is perhaps the most thoroughly European ware the western world has produced. And yet it was an Islamic invention. The author traces the development of the tradition from the beginning to the present day with great precision. Illustrated with 24 color plates, 189 monochrome plates, 33 figures, and 9 maps.

Tin-glaze pottery in Europe and the Islamic world;: The tradition of 1000 years in maiolica, faience & delftware

Caiger-Smith, Alan

FABER

An inspirational book on the craft, sure to entice some into becoming potters themselves.

Pottery, People and Time: A Workshop in Action

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Richard Dennis Publications Di

The technique of lustre has been the inspiration for some of the most beautiful pottery in the world. During the thousand years since its first use on ceramics in early ninth-century Iraq, its secrets have often been confined to a small circle of initiates. In this respect, as well as in its symbolism and its potters quest to produce wares possessing the qualities of gold, it has strong links with alchemy. Alan Caiger-Smith, a potter with an international reputation who has made a special name for himself by successfully reviving the art of lustre, covers the whole subject from Abbasid Iraq to the late twentieth century. He concludes with a chapter on alchemy and symbolism and three substantial chapters on technique: two of them describe past and present methods of producing lustre, and in the third, Frank Hamer, the well-known ceramic scientist, answers a series of questions on the science of lustre.

Lustre Pottery

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Gentle Breeze Pub Co

The technique of lustre has been the inspiration for some of the most beautiful pottery in the world. During the thousand years since its first use on ceramics in early ninth-century Iraq, its secrets have often been confined to a small circle of initiates. In this respect, as well as in its symbolism and its potters quest to produce wares possessing the qualities of gold, it has strong links with alchemy. Alan Caiger-Smith, a potter with an international reputation who has made a special name for himself by successfully reviving the art of lustre, covers the whole subject from Abbasid Iraq to the late twentieth century. He concludes with a chapter on alchemy and symbolism and three substantial chapters on technique: two of them describe past and present methods of producing lustre, and in the third, Frank Hamer, the well-known ceramic scientist, answers a series of questions on the science of lustre.

Lustre Pottery: Technique, Tradition and Innovation in Islam and the Western World

New Amsterdam Books

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Tin-glaze pottery in Europe and the Islamic world;: The tradition of 1000 years in maiolica, faience & delftware

Pottery, People and Time: A Workshop in Action

Lustre Pottery

Lustre Pottery: Technique, Tradition and Innovation in Islam and the Western World