Ceramics: A World Guide to Traditional Techniques

This is the first comprehensive worldwide survey of traditional ceramics and will be invaluable to anyone interested in art, craft, decoration and interior design.

The book is organized into eight main sections, with over seventy-five topics:
• Raw Material – excavation, preparation and descriptions of the
materials available.
• Forming Techniques – the tools and the many techniques, from
modelling and pinching to throwing and press moulding
• Pre-fired Decoration – from appliqué and incising to impressing
and sgraffito
• Firing – from firing in the open air to the various types of
ceramics created
• Glazes – from how glazes are applied to the many kinds.
• Alternative Finishes – from paint, oil, polish, varnish and resin
to gilding
• Use and Function – tiles, roofs, bricks, lighting and storing food
• The Quality of Life – from fragrances and tobacco pipes to toys
and ceramics in ceremonies.

Included are over 800 illustrations, a glossary, information on where to see collections, and bibliography and full index.

Bryan Sentance is a keen traveller worldwide, lectures mounts exhibitions and teaches art. He has illustrated a number of books on crafts and textiles, as well as educational publications and children’s books.