Hands in Clay: An Introduction to Ceramics

Charlotte F. Speight, John Toki

Mayfield Publishing Company, 1995 - Art - 490 pages

This is the only introductory ceramics text available that combines a thorough appreciation of the aesthetics of ceramic art with extensive discussions of the history of ceramics as well as techniques for working in clay.

Contents

• Early Uses of Clay: 9
• Evolving Techniques: 21
• THE MEDITERRANEAN WORLD: 32
• Ancient Western Asia: 67
• AFRICA: 75
• Egypt 24: 109
• The Etruscans: 117
• Rome 42: 143
• 38: 144
• FIRING: 200
• International Interchange: 261
• Kiln Installation: 348
• Sculpture in the Kiln: 357
• SaltVapor Firing: 365
• Raku Firing: 371
• INSTALLATIONS LARGESCALE: 377
• Atomic Weights of Elements Used: 454
• Health and Safety 404: 462
• Further Reading: 476
• Mesoamerica: 482

About the author

John Toki, a member of the faculty at the California College of Arts & Crafts, has worked in the ceramics industry for over thirty years & has coauthored two ceramics textbooks.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Hands in Clay: An Introduction to Ceramics
• Authors: Charlotte F. Speight, John Toki
• Edition: 3, illustrated
• Publisher: Mayfield Publishing Company, 1995
• Original from: the University of Michigan
• Digitized: Dec 18, 2007
• ISBN: 1559343125, 9781559343121
• Length: 490 pages
• Subjects: Art / Ceramics; Crafts & Hobbies / Pottery & Ceramics