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041			_aeng
082			_a738 _bCER
245			_aCeramics reader / _cEdited by Andrew Livingstone and Kevin Petrie
260			_bBloomsbury Academic, _c2017. _aLondon :
300			_axviii, 592p.
520			_aCeramics Reader is an impressive collection of essays and text extracts which covers all the key areas of ceramics -- both past and present. It focuses on thoughts and discussions within ceramics from the last 20-30 years in particular, but also gives the reader a broad overview of the last 100 years. One aim of the book is to introduce contemporary debates, raise awareness and stimulate thought rather than to present a closed case for examination. Consequently the essays or extracts present different approaches to give a rounded viewpoint. Beginning with essential questions such as 'Why are ceramics important?' it also considers the field of ceramics from a range of perspectives -- as a cultural activity, ceramics as metaphor, where it sits within arts and crafts, within gender discussions, ceramics as sculpture, the use of ceramics as a vehicle for propaganda, ceramics within industry, within museums, and most recently as part of the 'expanded field' as a Fine Art medium and vehicle for ideas.
650			_aDES _914982
690			_aAntiques and collectibles-Pottery and ceramics. _914983
700			_aLivingstone, Andrew ed. _914984
700			_aPetrie, Kevin ed. _914985
942			_2ddc _cBK