Primitive Pottery. (Hardcover)
by Hal, Riegger
This title describes the ways by which pottery can be made in the
field, without benefit of the well-equipped studio. It briefly explains
how pottery was made before the discovery of kilns, and shows how
students and experienced potters today can use primitive methods - and
devise their own variation on them - to better understand the nature of
clay and fire.
All the fundamental aspects of pottery making are
covered. The contents include: Earth Minerals, Preparation of Earth
Minerals, Tools, Shaping,
Surface Enrichment, Drying, Simple Glazes, Firing without Kilns,
Oxidation and Reduction, Porosity, Rudimentary Kilns, More
Sophisticated Kilns and a supplementary list of references and
suggested reading.
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