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Author
Pub. Date
c2007
Description
This book focuses on the effort in the late 1990s to recover 15th-century porcelain from the sunken Hoi An ship in the Dragon Sea. Ong Soo Hin, a Malaysian businessman who helped launch the project; Mensun Bound, the director of Oxford's Maritime Archaeological unit; and Dilip Tan, the operations manager, are portrayed for their parts in this salvage operation.
Author
Pub. Date
1975
Description
Traces the developments in style and technique in the pottery produced by seven Pueblo families. Represented are the Chino and Lewis families (Acoma), the Nampeyos (Hopi), the Gutierrez and Tafoya families (Santa Clara), and the Gonzales and Martinez families (San Ildefonso).
Author
Pub. Date
1990
Description
Pueblo Indian pottery-making is the most distinctive, versatile, and long-lived craft found among any North American Indian group. Even the simplest examples of contemporary Pueblo pottery available at local markets have antecedents that can be found in prehistoric fragments that lay buried in the ruins of ancient sites, spanning a heritage that can be traced back, without interruption, at least eighteen hundred years.
28) Basic pottery
Author
Pub. Date
1984
Description
Provides illustrated instruction in fundamental pottery techniques.
Author
Pub. Date
2004
Description
Clint Swink turned his artistic talents to ceramic replication in 1987 and extensively researched the art of Anasazi pottery. His pioneering efforts led to the rediscovery of lost ceramic art forms, such as Mesa Verde black-on white, of which he is now considered to be the only living master. His dedication to archaeological accuracy has created not only a new school of art, but global recognition of the value of authentic ceramic replication.
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
"This is a comprehensive guide to ceramics with step by step projects and techniques. This practical, accessible approach to ceramics introduces techniques that form the basic vocabulary for your work. Six sections cover Design, Handbuilding, Making and Using Moulds, Throwing, Glazing and Decoration, and Kilns and Firing. Over 30 projects include a diverse range of technical and creative possibilities with clay - from a simple hand-coiled pot needing...
38) Wheel-thrown Pottery: An Illustrated Guide of Basic Techniques from the Hit Diy Show Throwing Clay
Author
Pub. Date
[2006]
Description
Anyone who has ever imagined plunging bare hands into a block of cool, moist clay and shaping it into an elegant vase, graceful platter, or distinctive tile can now experience the real pleasure of pottery. Lifelong potter Bill van Gilder has a bounty of time-tested advice on all the basics, from tools and equipment to safety issues and working with clay, as well as a plethora of fantastic techniques.
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