352 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 29 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 345-347) and index
Contents:
Early beginnings The ancient world: Cyprus, the Cyclades, Greece, Italy The Oriental world: China, Korea, Japan, South-East Asia The Islamic world Continental European earthenwares and stonewares: Byzantium, Italy, Spain and Portugal, Germany, France, the Low Countries, Scandinavia Britain: c. 200 BC until AD 1800 European porcelain: Germany, France, Italy and Spain, Scandinavia, the Low Countries and Russia, Britain and Ireland American-Indian pottery Living traditions: Modern tribal and indigenous societies Modern America Craft into industry: Britain 1750-1900 The arts and crafts movement Artist-potters Studio ceramics today: frivolity, self-expression, content