Research Guides: Craft and Material Studies: Ceramics

Browsing Ceramics Books

Use these call numbers to browse for books at the Cabell Library:

NK 3700-4695 -- Decorative Arts. Ceramics.

Try using the keywords ceramics, clay or pottery
when doing research on this topic in Databases and the VCU Libraries Search.

Ten Thousand Years of Pottery
Call Number: NK3780 .C66 2000
This lavishly illustrated and comprehensive account begins with the earliest civilizations of the Near East and Middle East and follows the production of pottery chronologically around the globe.
The History of American Ceramics: 1607 to the present
Call Number: NK4005 .L48 1988
Historical survey of the major developments and practitioners of American ceramics, from pipkins and bean pots to contemporary forms.
Ceramic Millennium: critical writings on ceramic history, theory and art
Call Number: NK3930 .C47 2006
Eminent voices in mainstream art and design as well as the finest specialty writers on ceramics, past and present.
Ceramics: contemporary artists working in clay
Call Number: NK3940 .S56 2016
Ppresents the work of 30 contemporary artists who have turned to clay to shape their most innovative ideas into stunning works of art. A guide to an evolving medium and a thoughtful present for those interested in the future of art and craft.

Ceramics: a world guide to traditional techniques
Call Number: NK4235 .S46 2004
Comprehensive volume that features such topics as firing, glazes and finishes, molding, and throwing.
The Craft and Art of Clay
Call Number: NK4225 .P48 2012
Comprehensive introduction to ceramics with step-by-step illustrations of all ceramic techniques.
Coiling
Call Number: TT920 .H36 2006
Explores the use of this technique, from its history to its materials and methods.
Slab-Built Ceramics
Call Number: TT920 .M456 2008
The working methods of 16 international ceramists are covered in detail and accompanied by images of their sculptures and vessels as well as hints on making the most of the slab-built technique.
Ceramic Process by Anton Reijnders
Call Number: TP810.5 .R45 2005
ISBN: 9780713667684
This book is both a comprehensive textbook on ceramic technology and a chronicle of the developments made by the European Ceramic Work Centre (EKWC) over the years. It is a practical book which looks at materials, methods and equipment, using the results of various artists' projects to illustrate the text.

A multi-volume series with research on ceramics made, used, or collected in America.

Access Ceramics
AccessCeramics is a growing collection of contemporary ceramics images by recognized artists enhancing ceramics education worldwide. Browse by artist, material, object type, technique and more.