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  • Pottery in Archaeology

    by Clive Orton, Michael Hughes ...
    Series series Cambridge Manuals in Archaeology
    This revised edition provides an up-to-date account of the many different kinds of information that can be obtained through the archaeological study of pottery. It describes the scientific and quantitative techniques that are now available to the archaeologist, and assesses their value for answering a range of archaeological questions. It provides a manual for the basic handling and archiving of ... Read more

    $36.09 USD

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    If youb re someone who has an eye for fashion and enjoys making their own things, why not save yourself money by making your own costume jewelry. Even the simplest pieces of costume jewelry can be overpriced so why spend money on such accessories when making them for yourself could save you a great deal of money. Of course when it comes to making your own jewelry there are certain things you need ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Ceramics

    by Philip Rawson, Wayne Higby ...
    "It is rare to find a book on art that presents complex aesthetic principles in clear readable form. Ceramics, by Philip Rawson, is such a book. I discovered it ten years ago, and today my well-worn copy has scarcely a page on which some statement is not underlined and starred."—Wayne Higby, from the Foreword ... Read more

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  • A Teacup Collection

    Paintings of Porcelain Treasures

    by Kathleen Morris ...
    In paintings as pretty as the porcelain they depict, this gift book celebrates one of the finest teacup collections in the world: the 300-piece archive of the Clark Art Institute, which dates back to the eighteenth century and represents coveted designs of the day from Europe and China. Artist Molly Hatch, with exclusive access to this largely unviewed collection, pored over the details of each ... Read more

    $10.69 USD

  • Craft Perception and Practice

    A Canadian Discourse, Volume 3

    Edited by Paula Gustafson, Nisse Gustafson ...
    Series Book 3 - A Canadian Discourse
    This third and final volume in the Craft Perception and Practice series features 21 essays and critical commentaries by acclaimed Canadian practitioners, educators and curators, demonstrating the range of critical thought about craft as presented in symposiums, exhibition catalogues and art journals. Prominent academics and theorists provide insight into the relationship between skill, technology, ... Read more

    $12.39 USD

  • Émile Gallé

    The Poet of Glass

    by Émile Gallé ...
    An icon in the Art Nouveau movement, Émile Gallé (1846-1904) sought to portray the beauty and simplicity of nature in his glass art. His designs, referred to as “poetry in glass”, range from fine pottery to jewellery to furniture. Everything Gallé produced contains traces of his masterful technique which reflects his innovativeness as an artist and his skill as a designer. In this rich text, Gallé ... Read more

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  • New Directions in Ceramics

    From Spectacle to Trace

    by Jo Dahn ...
    New Directions in Ceramics explores and responds to contemporary ceramists' use of innovative modes of practice, investigating how change is happening and interpreting key works. Jo Dahn provides an overviewof the current ceramics landscape, identifying influential exhibitions, events and publications, to convey a flavour of debates at a time when much about the character of ceramics is in a state ... Read more

    $31.99 USD

  • The Mosaics of Roman Crete

    Art, Archaeology and Social Change

    by Rebecca J. Sweetman ...
    This book examines the rich corpus of mosaics created in Crete during the Roman and Late Antique eras. It provides essential information on the style, iconography and chronology of the material, as well as discussion of the craftspeople who created them and the technologies they used. The contextualized mosaic evidence also reveals a new understanding of Roman and Late Antique Crete. It helps shed ... Read more

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  • The Dancing Lares and the Serpent in the Garden

    Religion at the Roman Street Corner

    by Harriet I. Flower ...
    The most pervasive gods in ancient Rome had no traditional mythology attached to them, nor was their worship organized by elites. Throughout the Roman world, neighborhood street corners, farm boundaries, and household hearths featured small shrines to the beloved lares, a pair of cheerful little dancing gods. These shrines were maintained primarily by ordinary Romans, and often by slaves and ... Read more

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  • Decorative Art

    Beauty, design, and ornament in daily life

    by Albert Jaquemart ...
    From the Middle Ages to contemporary times, decorative art can be defined by the artistic materials, designs and objects used in both architecture and interior design. Similar to many art forms decorative art continues to evolve, originating with pieces as simple as a chair, noted for its utility, to purely ornamental objects, celebrated for their aesthetic beauty. Decorative Art aims to eulogize ... Read more

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  • The Hills of Rome

    Signature of an Eternal City

    by Caroline Vout ...
    Rome is 'the city of seven hills'. This book examines the need for the 'seven hills' cliché, its origins, development, impact and borrowing. It explores how the cliché relates to Rome's real volcanic terrain and how it is fundamental to how we define this. Its chronological remit is capacious: Varro, Virgil and Claudian at one end, on, through the work of Renaissance antiquarians, to embrace ... Read more

    $31.99 USD

  • Great and Noble Jar

    Traditional Stoneware of South Carolina

    by Cinda K. Baldwin ...
    In Great and Noble Jar, Cinda K. Baldwin offers the first authoritative study of South Carolina stoneware and traces the ways in which a rich regional tradition emerged from a unique cultural source.As Baldwin notes, South Carolina's old legislative district of Edgefield (an area now comprising Edgefield, Aiken, and Greenwood counties) has long been recognized as the place of origin for an ... Read more

    $44.99 USD