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Summary

The third edition is now available. This revised edition adheres closely to the two previous editions, updating and simplifying where necessary, and adding new sections devoted to health hazards, computer calculation programs, increased color information, and expanded photographic images of both historical and contemporary work. Over 250 color photos plus illustrations and charts offer detailed information for todays potter.

Daniel Rhodes said: "Clay, formless in the earth, is laden with potential. It responds to shaping, to drying, to firing, to blending and combining, to texturing, to smoothing. A given lump of clay may become a roof tile, a brick, a votive sculpture or effigy, a water jug, a childs toy, or a venerated tea bowl or vase in a museum case admired by thousands. The knowledge of ways to make things from clay and to fire them brought about a significant advance in mans standard of living. Bricks, tiles, drain and water pipes, dishes, bowls, cooking pots, and sarcophagi have helped to make life easier and more pleasant, and have lent dignity to burial."

This book deals with almost every aspect of creating ceramic ware. Daniel Rhodes answers the why questions so that readers in hobby or industry will not only be able to create ware but be able to solve the inevitable problems.