Pottery in the Making: World Ceramic Traditions

Description

Editors: Freestone, Ian and Gaimster, David

Publisher: British Museum Press (London, England)

Pub Date: 1997

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Fair.  Binding tight.  No marks, tears,  folds.  Upper rear cover corner has an approx. 2″ bend.  Light edge wear.

Notes: Exhibit catalog.  Humans began manipulating clay more than 12,000 years ago.  The exhibit highlighted the ceramic collections of the British Museum.  Covers more than 30 different ceramic traditions–ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, prehistoric Japan, pre-Hispanic Peru, classical Greece, Ming China, medieval and Renaissance Europe, and contemporary Africa and India.  Potters’ working methods, raw materials, production techniques.  Black-and-white and color photos.