Ceramics Books and Magazines

Author: Alun Graves
Publisher: Victoria & Albert Museum
Category: Book

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Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 160
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.1
Dimensions (in): 11.1 x 8.7 x 0.8

ISBN: 0810965984
Dewey Decimal Number: 738
EAN: 9780810965980

Publication Date: November 1, 2002
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Product Description
Extremely popular today, decorative ceramic tiles have graced the exteriors and interiors of Western buildings since the Middle Ages. This lavishly illustrated book offers a wealth of information and inspiration as it surveys tiles in architecture, gardens, and interiors from Delftware and the Moorish style to Art Deco and the Omega workshops of the Bloomsbury group. Many exquisite examples are displayed along with photographs and paintings showing tiles in various period settings from Renaissance to Gothic Revival.

No other book provides such a comprehensive account of tiles and tilework. Focusing on techniques as well as design, it will appeal to architects, designers, and ceramicists, as well as to collectors.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars

An excellent basic resources for tiles en masse January 7, 2007
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The title page title of this book is Tile and Tilework of Europe.

The particular strength of this book is that it shows chiefly installations of tiles, although it does include some pictures of individual tiles; almost all of the pictures are in color. As such, it covers tile scenes, in which the tiles are individually insignificant but are assembled into a portrait, landscape, etc. It also has wonderful pictures of the assemblage of a selection of repeating tiles, or even one repeated tile alone. The swirling marvel of the tiled staircase at the Falkenlust hunting lodge could not be imagined from the tiles alone. (Unfortunately, this is one of the few black and white photographs.) It makes a great complement to most of my other tile books, which focus chiefly on individual tiles.

The book focuses on Western Europe, including Austria and Germany, beginning in the Middle Ages; I believe 12th century is about the oldest. It also contains Islamic tile work at the Alhambra, and as an influence on the European work.

It is a an excellent collection for readers like me who love the tiles but don't have the resources to be assembling a huge library of specialized books, although I'm sure it would also be a great addition to a large collection on tile.

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