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Item specifics
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller Notes
- “very good condition”
- Original Language
- English
- Features
- Illustrated
- Type
- manual
- Edition
- First Edition
- Narrative Type
- Nonfiction
- Intended Audience
- Adults
- ISBN
- 9780812221435
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN-10
0812221435
ISBN-13
9780812221435
eBay Product ID (ePID)
99531877
Product Key Features
Book Title
Chinese Glazes : Their Origins, Chemistry, and Recreation
Number of Pages
272 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2011
Topic
Asian / General, Ceramics, Pottery & Ceramics
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Art, Crafts & Hobbies
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Length
11 in
Item Width
8.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Reviews
"A must for not only potters but for anyone interested in the history of Chinese ceramics."-- Antique Review, [An] extraordinary volume. . . . In a well documented text, beautifully illustrated by both color and black-and-white photographs, Wood describes Chinese ceramic development, from the Bronze Age through Tang and Song dynasty monochrome stoneware glazes, to the fine porcelains of southern China., "[An] extraordinary volume. . . . In a well documented text, beautifully illustrated by both color and black-and-white photographs, Wood describes Chinese ceramic development, from the Bronze Age through Tang and Song dynasty monochrome stoneware glazes, to the fine porcelains of southern China."-- Choice, "[An] extraordinary volume. . . . In a well documented text, beautifully illustrated by both color and black-and-white photographs, Wood describes Chinese ceramic development, from the Bronze Age through Tang and Song dynasty monochrome stoneware glazes, to the fine porcelains of southern China."- Choice, "A must for not only potters but for anyone interested in the history of Chinese ceramics."- Antique Review
Dewey Edition
21
Dewey Decimal
738.1/27/0951
Synopsis
Traces the development of Chinese glazes and glazing techniques from antiquity to the modern era. Nigel Wood describes how glazes were made, provides an analysis of their composition, and shows how they can be duplicated today with common raw materials available in the West., Selected by Choice magazine as an Outstanding Academic Book for 2000 Chinese glazes have been admired throughout history for their extraordinary qualities and colors--not least in China itself, where their appearance has been compared variously to jade, to tea-dust, to hare's fur, or to the "color of the sky after the rain." Some Chinese glazes are vibrant and brilliant in tone, while others are deep, complex, and subtle, their properties seeming to change according to ambient light. Chinese glazes have long presented a technical challenge to Western potters, and this book is the most complete account yet of their nature and their reconstruction. The story of Chinese glazes is also the story of Chinese ceramics itself, one of the most fascinating and influential traditions in ceramic history. Chinese Glazes traces the development of China's great high-fired glaze tradition from its roots in the Bronze Age, through the famous monochrome stoneware glazes of the Song dynasty, to the fine porcelain glazes of southern China. The book also examines in detail the story of China's low-fired glazes, from the time of China's first emperor to the present day. The book shows clearly how the potters of ancient China were able to work their ceramic miracles from the simplest recipes, and how modern potters can use and adapt these principles for their own work. The book contains hundreds of recipes for formulating Chinese glazes with Western materials, simple and advanced calculation techniques, as well as efficient blending procedures with local materials. The book is lavishly illustrated, with nearly three hundred photographs, one hundred in full color. These depict examples of the Chinese arts as found in pottery ranging from simple earthenware jars excavated at Neolithic sites to exquisitely designed dishes found in imperial tombs. They also show examples of modern Western ware that employ these remarkable glazing techniques.
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- eBay automated feedback- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthOrder delivered on time with no issues
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- y***7 (1272)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseThis is how you do it: book packaged superbly--with padding and a good box! The seller took care to ship this quickly and safely. The book is better than described--it appears new: text is bright white and square, jacket is immaculate and mylar protected. So many copies of this book are sold with a remainder mark, but this first edition is mark-free and beautiful A great value. Very pleased! Can't wait to read for Halloween!