LIVRE "UNE HISTOIRE MONDIALE DE LA CÉRAMIQUE"
A world history of ceramics _ LHISTOIRE
30,000 years of creation in clay
Book by Brune Somogyi
Pyramyd éditions
320 pages
16 x 21 cm
Publication date : 2025
french
From the earliest prehistoric statuettes to the development of Art Nouveau, via Chinese glazes, ancient vases, Dutch earthenware and French porcelain, this book invites you to discover the major craft and artistic movements in world ceramics. A veritable tour of the world and a journey through time, its pages compile 30,000 years of history, spanning every continent and every civilisation.
Contents at a glance :
• Prehistoric ceramics
• Pre-Columbian ceramics
• Sub-Saharan African ceramics
• Asian ceramics
• Ancient ceramics
• Islamic ceramics
• Stoneware and glazed earthenware in Europe
• European earthenware
• Porcelain in Europe
• Ceramics in Europe in the 19th century