Ceramics: A World Guide To Traditional Techniques

This comprehensive survey of traditional ceramics is organized into eight main sections, with more than 70 topics, from the excavation and preparation of the materials to such techniques as appliqu, incising, impressing, and graffito.

This comprehensive survey of traditional ceramics is organized into eight main sections, with over seventy topics:
- The Raw Material--from the excavation and preparation fo the materials to descriptions of the different materials available
- Forming Techniques modeling, pinching, throwing, press molding, and many others
- Prefired Decoration--from applique and incising to impressing and sgraffito
- Firing--from firing in the open air to the ceramic types created
- Glazes--how glazes are applied and the varied kinds
- Unglazed Finishes--including paint, oil, polish, varnish, resin, and gilding
- Use and Function--from tiles, roofs, and bricks to lighting and food storage
- The Quality of Life--from tobacco pipes to ceremonial ceramics