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> alan morgan wrote:
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> > Just retired and would like to take up pottery aas a pastime or hobby. Any
> > ideas please. Web sites, books etc. Alan.
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> Dear Alan Morgan:
> I have been asked this question a few times. Here is a reply for books. I
> have a few websites links on my website that should also peak your interest.
> Russ Andavall
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> HPS wrote:
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> > Dear Russell
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> > I am looking for a book (about ceramics and design) for a person who is
> > studying ceramics and design. My own knowledge in the field is very
> > limited and therefore I decided to ask an expert. If there is any kind
> > of bestseller or "bible" I would like to hear about it. I would
> > appreciate any suggestions you could give me (the book is for a > > present). > >
> > All the best,
> >
> > Hans Peter Sørensen, Aarhus University.
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> Dear Hans:
> There are several good informational books on the study of ceramics.
> Your University Library ought to have some of these. They are English > titles.
> Ceramics a Potter's Handbook by Glenn Nelson Published by
> Holt,Rinehart and Wilson
> Pottery on the wheel by Elsbeth S. Woody Published by Farrar, Staus > and Giroux
> Stoneware & Porcelain by Daniel Rhodes Published by Chilton Company
> Clay and Glazes for the Potter by Daniel Rhodes Published by Chilton > Company
> Pottery by Michael Cardue Published by Chilton Company
> A Potters's Book by Bernard Leach Published by TransAtlantic Arts Inc
> Ceramic Formulas: The Complete Compendium by John W. Conrad Published > by MacMillan
> Ceramic Techniques by Pravoslav Rada Published by The Hamlyn > Publishing Group
> Techniques of the World's Great Masters of Pottery and Cermaics Hugo
> Morley-Fletcher
> Published by Chartwell Books, Inc
> Pottery without a Wheel by F. Carlton Ball Published by Van Nostrand > Reinhold
> Shoju Hamada A Potter's Way and Work by Susan Peterson Published by > Harper & Row
> Spanish Folk Cermaics by Artigas Published by Editorial Blume
> Pottery Glazes by David Green Publised by Watson Guptill
> Centering
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> In addition to these books you should check out my website and some of the
> other websites on the internet. You can find a lot about ceramics in the
> newsgroup too. Ok so you have your technical reading list for this
> semester for this class. There are also some literary works and historical
> tresses that relate to Ceramics... like The Rubyad of Omar Kayam. History
> of Chinese Art. Japanese art. Ceramics of Mexico. Ceramics of the Pueblo
> Indians. Russian Floor tile. Greek Vase Painters. Roman ceramic aqueduct
> construction....
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> Here are some of my webpages to visit:
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> Here are some websites by others and other resources...>
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> News group. rec.craft.pottery>
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> Russ Andavall
> The FireGod
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> may the great spirit bless your dreams
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