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Country pottery : the traditional earthenware of Britain / Andrew McGarva.
By: McGarva, Andrew
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BookPublisher: London : A & C Black, 2000Description: 128 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. + hbk.ISBN: 0713648139.Subject(s): Pottery -- England | Country life -- EnglandDDC classification: 738.30942
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| General Lending | MTU Crawford College of Art and Design Library Store Item | 738.30942 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00055904 | ||
| General Lending | MTU Crawford College of Art and Design Library Lending | 738.30942 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00054924 |
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
In this book the author looks over the history of British country potteries, the personalities that emerged and their wares that were made. He then discusses how a new generation of potters have been influenced by them and how these potters are incorporating these traditions in the work that they are currently making.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Acknowledgements (p. 6)
- Preface (p. 7)
- Introduction (p. 8)
- 1 The wares (p. 17)
- 2 Training and wages (p. 33)
- 3 Clay preparation (p. 36)
- 4 The potters' tools (p. 47)
- 5 Wrecclesham, throwing flowerpots (p. 54)
- 6 Isaac Button and the Soil Hill Pottery (p. 64)
- 7 Press-moulding, extrusion and handbuilding (p. 77)
- 8 Glazing and drying (p. 81)
- 9 Kilns and firing (p. 90)
- 10 Kiln setting (p. 98)
- 11 Distribution and sales (p. 106)
- Map locating potteries in Britain (p. 110)
- 12 In the footsteps of the country potters (p. 112)
- Glossary (p. 125)
- Bibliography (p. 127)
- Index (p. 128)