World Ceramics
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Published: 1998
Language: eng
Number of pages: 191
ISBN-13: 9780670867417
Subjects: Pottery
Description: This volume traces the fascinating history of ceramics from the sixth millennium B.C. through the ages to 1997. Representing civilizations of the past and present all over the world (Europe, Asia, the Near East, Africa, and the Americas), ceramics from the leading museums in the United States, the British Museum in London, the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, as well as dealers in ceramic art, come together in this stunning photographic collection of pots, plates, vases, and sculptures.

World Ceramics will be a treasured gift for art lovers, ceramics collectors, and history buffs - and an inspiration for all contemporary potters.