Global clay : themes in world ceramic traditions / John A. Burrison.
Global clay : themes in world ceramic traditions / John A. Burrison.
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Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2017]
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GQ 2018/0015
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Language
English
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Physical content
xi, 337 pages ; 27 cm
Content type
text
still image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
International folk pottery: a brief primer -- Monuments to clay: public markers of craft identity -- The sincerest form of flattery: cross-cultural imitations -- The human image: face jugs and other people pots -- A clay menagerie: the animal world in ceramics -- Idols with feet of clay: ceramics an...
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Publisher
Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2017]
Place of Publication
Indiana
Date Published
[2017]
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Summary
For over 25,000 years, humans across the globe have shaped, decorated, and fired clay. Despite great differences in location and time, universal themes appear in the world's ceramic traditions, including religious influences, human and animal representations, and mortuary pottery. In 'Global Clay: Themes in World Ceramic Traditions', noted folk pot...
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Global clay : themes in world ceramic traditions / John A. Burrison.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Online version: Burrison, John A., 1942- author. Global clay Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, 2017 9780253031891 (DLC) 2017052196
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GQ 2018/0015
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74VKVGA6lP6d
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ISBN
0253031885 hardcover alkaline paper
9780253031884 hardcover alkaline paper
DDC
738
MMS ID
991024154600902626
