Hands in clay / Charlotte F. Speight, John Toki.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Boston : McGraw-Hill, Edition: 5th edDescription: xi, 542 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 28 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0072519517
  • 9780072519518
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Online version:: Hands in clay.DDC classification:
  • 738 21
LOC classification:
  • TT920 .S685 2004
Online resources:
Contents:
Part 1: Shaping the past -- Chapter 1: An introduction to clay -- Chapter 2: Early Western Asia and the Mediterranean -- Chapter 3: Asia -- Chapter 4: Africa -- Chapter 5: Indigenous America -- Chapter 6: Europe -- Chapter 7: The United States -- Chapter 8: Worldwide interaction -- Part 2: Shaping the present -- Chapter 9: The artist's vision -- Chapter 10: Getting to work with clay -- Chapter 11: Handbuilding -- Chapter 12: Throwing on the wheel -- Chapter 13: Molds -- Chapter 14: Texture, color, and glaze -- Chapter 15: Firing -- Chapter 16: Installations and architectural works -- Chapter 17: Setting up your studio.
Summary: This is the only full four-color introductory ceramics text available that combines a thorough appreciation of the aesthetics of ceramic art with extensive discussions of the history of ceramics as well as techniques for working in clay.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part 1: Shaping the past -- Chapter 1: An introduction to clay -- Chapter 2: Early Western Asia and the Mediterranean -- Chapter 3: Asia -- Chapter 4: Africa -- Chapter 5: Indigenous America -- Chapter 6: Europe -- Chapter 7: The United States -- Chapter 8: Worldwide interaction -- Part 2: Shaping the present -- Chapter 9: The artist's vision -- Chapter 10: Getting to work with clay -- Chapter 11: Handbuilding -- Chapter 12: Throwing on the wheel -- Chapter 13: Molds -- Chapter 14: Texture, color, and glaze -- Chapter 15: Firing -- Chapter 16: Installations and architectural works -- Chapter 17: Setting up your studio.

This is the only full four-color introductory ceramics text available that combines a thorough appreciation of the aesthetics of ceramic art with extensive discussions of the history of ceramics as well as techniques for working in clay.

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