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Ceramic : Art and Civilisation by Paul Greenhalgh; Bloomsbury Publishing is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Ceramic : Art and Civilisation about?

"In his major new history, Paul Greenhalgh tells the story of ceramics as a story of human civilisation, from the Ancient Greeks to the present day. As a core craft technology, pottery has underpinned domesticity, business, religion, recreation, architecture, and art for millennia. Indeed, the history of ceramics parallels the development of human society. This fascinating and very human history traces the story of ceramic art and industry from the Ancient Greeks to the Romans and the medieval world; Islamic ceramic cultures and their influence on the Italian Renaissance; Chinese and European porcelain production; modernity and Art Nouveau; the rise of the studio potter, Art Deco, International Style and Mid-Century Modern, and finally, the contemporary explosion of ceramic making and the postmodern potter. Interwoven in this journey through time and place is the story of the pots themselves, the culture of the ceramics, and their character and meaning. Ceramics have had a presence in virtually every country and historical period, and have worked as a commodity servicing every social class. They are omnipresent: a ubiquitous art. Ceramic culture is a clear, unique, definable thing,

Who reads Ceramic : Art and Civilisation?

It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.

Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
Paul Greenhalgh; Bloomsbury Publishing
Publisher
Bloomsbury Visual Arts; Bloomsbury
Published
2021
Language
EN
ISBN
9781474239714
Category
nonfiction
Subjects
Art, History, History & Criticism

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