Ceramics Books and Magazines

Author: Carol Belanger Grafton
Publisher: Dover Publications
Category: Book

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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

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Sales Rank: 444107

Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 128
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 10.8 x 8.2 x 0.4

ISBN: 0486247775
Dewey Decimal Number: 738.60942
EAN: 9780486247779

Publication Date: December 1, 1984
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GREAT reference book for tile or ornamental design--a MUST have for your library. April 21, 2008
This is an informative book loaded with many, many nice, easy designs to replicate or gain ideas from. Some of the illustrations seem rudimentary and uneven, not professionally finished, but if you can overlook that fact and "crisp up" or perfect the drawings yourself it would be a great asset to your collection.
Otherwise, I like this book and will refer to it many times in the future.

4 out of 5 stars

Old English Tile Designs September 9, 2005
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

As the Master of the Saint Caitlin's Guild of Hairy Potters, I have been teaching classes in the crafts of the Middle Ages, including the making of the tiles in the retro Quire at Winchester. This handy little volume allows the copying of designs for everyone in the class, with a range of easy to difficult, and scaled to produce four inch tiles allowing for clay shrinkage.
All my work is done for me. All I have to do now . . .is teach.

5 out of 5 stars

Nice design illustrations December 20, 1999
31 out of 31 found this review helpful

There are 150 floor tile designs from medieval cathedrals and monasteries rendered in black&white. Lots of animals, dragons, griffins, and fleur-de-lis. There are also face images of kings, jesters, etc.

All designs are shown in decent (maybe actual?) tile size (around 4-5 inches square), as well as in groups of four (or more if required), to show how repeats would work. All designs are very bold and simple, but amazing when placed in repeat.

Nice designs for beginning tile makers to use, since the designs can be easily worked in clay. Well worth the cost of the book.

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