The Tile: Making, Designing and Using - Hardcover

Clarke, Kenneth

 
9781861264879: The Tile: Making, Designing and Using
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1861264879 ISBN 13: 9781861264879
Verlag: The Crowood Press Ltd, 2002

Inhaltsangabe

Tiles are a beautiful form of ceramic that lend themselves to an extraordinary diversity of uses and treatments. In this outstanding overview, Kenneth Clark, a distinguished tile designer and maker, introduces readers to their creation, ornamentation, and use. Tile making using earthenware, stoneware, porcelain, and paper clay is fully described as are the decorative techniques, like painting, screen printing, and sgraffito. The work of leading tile designers is also examined, along with their approaches and applications. To complete the book, Clark offers practical information on the uses of tile, including floors, walls, roofs, fireplaces, murals, and swimming pools; details on how to repair tiles; and advice on how to protect and care for them. Written by an expert, and with 280 color photos, The Tile is sure to captivate anyone interested in learning or appreciating the skills of this age-old craft.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Kenneth Clark has been involved with ceramics for over fifty years, in which time he was in partnership with his wife running Kenneth Clark Ceramics. After retiring in 1997, he continues to work as a freelance designer and maker. This is his fourth book on ceramics. In 1990 he was awarded the MBE for services to Art and Design.

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Verlag
The Crowood Press Ltd
Erscheinungsdatum
2002
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1861264879
ISBN 13 
9781861264879
Einband
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Anzahl der Seiten
176
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