Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1878 edition. Excerpt: ... PREFACE. It is the object of this Book to show that the manufacture of Pottery may become one of the great art industries in the United States; to describe the laws which govern the form and decoration of Pottery; and to give practical instruction in the art of painting, either with verifiable or common oil colors, upon hard or soft porcelain, or upon earthenware. It is the result of long and careful study, and is intended not only for the benefit of professional potters and decorators, but for that large class of persons who are seeking to acquire this art, either for entertainment or as a remunerative occupation. TABLE OF CONTENTS. I. PAGB Introductory Remarks.--Fine Pottery imported into the United States.--Objects of this Book.--Technical terms used with regard to Pottery and its Decoration I II. Chemical Properties of the Potter's Clay 7 III. M. Charles Blanc.--A Brief History of Pottery.--Pottery divided into three Grand Classes.--First, Soft Potter;*--Second, Hard Potteries, opaque, which cannot be scratched by iron.-- Third, Hard Potteries, but translucent.--How Pottery is made at the present time 10 IV. Essay of Charles Blanc.--The Forms of Pottery.--Obedience to the laws of Architecture.--Nomenclature same as the members of the human body.--Primitive ceramic Forms, cylinder, cone, sphere, egg.--Geometry generates forms which are sometimes supposed to have been born of caprice.... 24 V. Decoration of Pottery.--The laws of Proportion, Unity and Harmony apply to Decoration.--Unity of Form and Decoration. --Foreign ware best for the use of Amateurs in Decoration.-- Plain white and tinted Ware.--La Croix on the Art of Painting on Pottery.--Utensils needed.--Design.--Where Colors and other Materials may be bought.--Baking or
