Ceramics Books

We have been collecting Haeger for years. This book gives us a better understanding and history of our collection.

This wonderful book explores more than just Haeger's early years. It contains a wealth of information about Martin Stangl and his connections to the Fulper pottery and of course Fulper's later incarnation as Stangl pottery. I recommend this book without reservation to anyone seeking more information about Haeger, Fulper or Stangl. I have collected Fulper for a long time but still found useful insights. The photos are grand!

A wonderful guide to learning the art and science of injection molding. I found it to be easy to follow and full of very useful information.

this is the best book i have ever read on injection molding of metals and ceramics. the author has the writen the book in an easy laguage. that makes understanding the subject much easier.

This is a beautiful book, but is likely to prove too technical for the average reader. A more accessible, though more expensive, alternative is Iznik: The Artistry of Ottoman Ceramics. Its photographs are just as fine, and its content more extensive and readily understandable.

I love the history details and ceramic ideas that this book provides.

I recognize that this book dates from 1993. Still, this remains one of the most authoritative guides to art pottery and tile.

Organized alphabetically by factory, the Kovels have pulled together a zillion potter's marks and lots of insider information. And they don't adopt a lowest common denominator "price guide" approach. They're interested in the pieces themselves, as art, as decor, and as historical artifacts.

The scholarship is laudable, as well -- a bibliography with over 500 entries, books and catalogues, of course, but also ephermera and letters.

Hardback with dustcover, 326 pp, something like 400+ black and white and color illustrations.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Acknowledgements
Introduction

Art Potteries (pp 1-274)
Tile Companies (pp 275-305)
Additional Tile Companies (pp 306-308)

Bibliography
Index

If you've ever wondered if your "find" is indeeed authentic, this book will resolve the majority of your questions.
In addition, it is a beautifully designed book with many luminous photographs and closeup details. I'm proud to display it on my table and carry it while antique shopping. It has always been met with a knowledgeable nod.

Architectural projects illustrated by excellent photos mostly in color; also plans, sections, elevations, hard line axonometric views, hand sketches of excellent quality, and short text descriptions; ISBN: 0312475837 & 0312475829 and ISBN: 0856708925 only.
CONTENTS:
7 Foreword
9 The Early Villas of Le Corbusier in La Chaux-de-Fonds by Geoffrey Baker
COLOUR ILLUSTRATIONS
8 Art School Drawings
26 Villa Fallet
30 Villa Stotzer
34 Villa Jaquemet
36 Villa Jeanneret-Perret
40 Villa Favre-Jacot
44 Villa Schwob
48 La Scala Cinema
PROJECTS
50 Villa Fallet
58 Villa Stotzer
66 Villa Jaquemet
74 Villa Jeanneret-Perret
82 Villa Favre-Jacot
92 Villa Schwob
102 La Scala Cinema
110 From Feeling to Reason: Jeanneret and Regionalism by Jacques Gubler
120 In Time with the Swiss Watchmakers by Jacques Gubler
128 List of Early Projects in La Chaux-de-Fonds and Le Lode
130 Selected Bibliography
131 Résumés in French, German, Spanish and Italian

Architectural projects illustrated by excellent photos mostly in color; also plans, sections, elevations, hard line axonometric views, hand sketches of excellent quality, and short text descriptions; ISBN: 0312475837 & 0312475829 and ISBN: 0856708925 only.
CONTENTS:
7 Foreword
9 The Early Villas of Le Corbusier in La Chaux-de-Fonds by Geoffrey Baker
COLOUR ILLUSTRATIONS
8 Art School Drawings
26 Villa Fallet
30 Villa Stotzer
34 Villa Jaquemet
36 Villa Jeanneret-Perret
40 Villa Favre-Jacot
44 Villa Schwob
48 La Scala Cinema
PROJECTS
50 Villa Fallet
58 Villa Stotzer
66 Villa Jaquemet
74 Villa Jeanneret-Perret
82 Villa Favre-Jacot
92 Villa Schwob
102 La Scala Cinema
110 From Feeling to Reason: Jeanneret and Regionalism by Jacques Gubler
120 In Time with the Swiss Watchmakers by Jacques Gubler
128 List of Early Projects in La Chaux-de-Fonds and Le Lode
130 Selected Bibliography
131 Résumés in French, German, Spanish and Italian

Thankfully, the author took time to be with his wondrous subject, and the photographs are stunning. Not only does this history lend authenticity to the Legend Called Maria, but it provides the photographic path of her
resourcefulness in adapting to her creative partners, and even sticking stubbornly to her finest skill (creating the basic pottery). She never veered from her confidence in doing the piece of pottery-making she knew she did best. A lesson for us all.

I found the Spivey book entitled Maria to be a great asset to my library of books on Indian pottery. The multitude of close up pictures is very helpful in knowing the details of her pottery and that of her family. The easy to read narrative resulting from a personal relationship with Maria and others in the Pueblo make a very intimate kind of reading. The chapter of Maria's own statements certainly reveals the warmth of her spirit and generosity. I would recommend the book to anyone who is considering the purchase of the best in Pueblo pottery or anyone seeking identification of pottery they already have.

Liberty Blue Dinnerware is compact, concise and provides everything a collector or dealer needs. Debbie and Randy Coe have done an excellent job of providing the history of Liberty Blue Dinnerware with pictures of original ads adding value to the readers experience.

The pictures are excellent and the organization of the book makes it easy for identification purposes including descriptions, measurements and current values. Although the book is a "soft cover" the glossy pages are first rate and enhance the quality of the pictures.

Buy it, use it, enjoy it. Value pricing makes it that much better!

This book is a MUST for all collectors of patriotic Liberty Blue dinnerware, a grocery store premium that celebrated the Bicentennial years of the mid-1970's. The Coes combine excellent photos, realistic values and lots of historical information in this brief book.

"I gather the clay for my work, one mural at a time." ~Prinscilla Hoback

While traveling across America as a teenager, I remember borrowing money from my brother in order to buy a set of clay dishes in New Mexico. I was fascinated by the colorful glazes and simplicity of the design. Prinscilla takes clay to new levels of creativity. I love her "Earth Dancers, 1998 Mural" that shows horses dancing like spirit horses across clay backgrounds. She finds horses visually exciting and loves the image of horses silhouetted against the sky.

Prinscilla Hoback started to make bowl forms, pitchers and plates and platters. She fell in love with clay and while working at her mother's restaurant, The Pink Adobe, she learned to make pots. Soon, she was selling sugar bowls, cream pitchers and coffee mugs. As she states, it was a "earn as you learn" situation.

Now she spends her time quarrying her own clay, developing glazes and building high-fire kilns. Her murals depict herds of horses, antelope, buffalo, white deer and migratory wild birds. Her work is a passionate expression of all she loves. Her new passion is writing and she loves gardening and cooking.

What I mostly remember about New Mexico is how warm the earth felt on my feet and then there are those hail storms! It seemed very much like Africa to me. There are people who love the scent of the earth where they live and I recognize this love of the earth in Prinscilla. I was amused at how she mixed dirt from her driveway with commercially prepared clay and then started to use native clays.

This is truly a fascinating book with creative writing and pictures of the artist's life and loves. There are pictures of her home in Galisteo and she takes the reader on a small tour of the Galisteo basin. If you love pottery, the creative story of the kiln will fascinate you and you might be amused by Prinscilla's humor.

The cover is quite beautiful with a burnt orange background of clay and horses dancing playfully on a mural.

~The Rebecca Review

In the November 2000 issue of The Bloomsbury Review, in the "Gifts for Booklovers" section Lori D. Kranz wrote:

Her medium is clay, her inspiration the Galisteo Basin where she lives and works. Native New Mexican Priscilla Hoback makes what she calls "clay murals" or fired clay paintings. Hoback started out as a self -taught potter in Santa Fe, where she was born, and for many years created and sold functional pieces for the kitchen in her studio/shop on Canyon Road and at local craft fairs. In 1977, with her children gone to college, she yearned for a change, for a more peaceful life in the country, and so she bought a small, run-down ranch near Galisteo village, which she turned into a studio, a house, a garden, and a home for her horses, dogs, ducks, and chickens. In her meanderings through the basin valley, she became fascinated with its geology, wildlife, ancient petroglyphs, and abandoned mines-particularly clay mines. Her work grew in both size and inventiveness as she began to incorporate these influences, gathering raw materials from the land, experimenting with her own recipes, and firing them in a large kiln of her own making.

For her murals, Hoback uses the wet clay as her canvas, drawing images on it with her fingers, a pen, or a trowel. Then she brushes on pigments and creates texture by scraping away or building up layers of clay. Her imagery is of animals :horses, buffalo, deer, antelope, birds, and her favorite, bears. Before it has dried, she cuts the clay slab into smaller pieces and punches holes in them, which allows them to be screw-mounted on plywood for later hanging. Then comes what she considers the best part: the firing. Hoback sees kilns as "combinations of dragon, slave, and ancient god." The result of her efforts is a unique blend of ceramic art, painting, and installation art.

Living Clay is Hoback's story : her life, her process, her creations, her beautiful desert surroundings, all illustrated in full color. From an accomplisher potter she has become a singuar artist. "Hands ask, clay responds." she says. Her book is a testament to the beauty of what hands are capable of.

An excellent pictorial review of the works and life of Louis Tiffany. Lots of details about his works.

The "Lost" Treasures of Louis Comfort Tiffany is a dazzling artbook showcasing paintings, jewelry, glass windows, and many more wondrous works of the Tiffany studios in vibrant full color. Out of print for many years, this superbly presented Schiffer Publishing edition is a much appreciated contribution for contemporary readers with its more tan 200 color plates showcasing windows, paintings, lamps, vases as true and enduring works of fine art. The extensive and informative text evaluates Tiffany's art in personal as well as aesthetic and humanistic terms. A "must" for readers who admire the beauty of Tiffany creations, The "Lost" Treasures Of Louis Comfort Tiffany is a welcome and highly recommended addition to personal, professional, academic, and community library reference collections.

This book has been an extremely helpful reference source for this antiques dealer. Full of excellent photographs of both common and hard to find Majolica along with great information about makers and clear images of the marks. A invaluable addition to my reference books.

The striking images along with rich and enlightening editorial by Nicholas Dawes, lets everyone's favorite pottery achieve it's glory in print. Whether you're a seasoned collector, casual admirer, or curious browser, if you've ever been fascinated by the magical lustre of glazes on an authentic piece of antique majolica, this book will heighten your appreciation beyond expectation. Highly recommended as the current bible on this most intriguing and treasured branch of ceramics.

From the inside flap:
"Majolica" is a lavishly illustrated and comprehensive examination of the stunning art of majolica-- the extremely poplar, highly collectible Victorian earthenware that is enjoying a revival. Nicholas M. Dawes, a specialist in decorative arts, particularly nineteenth - and twentieth-century glass and ceramics, and the author of "Lalique Glass" (Crown, 1986) traces the techniques, innovations, influences, and inspirations of the majolica artists.