Ten Thousand Years of Pottery

by Emmanuel Cooper

Book Overview

Pottery making is one of the oldest and most widespread of human activities, with a history that can be traced back to the Stone Age. Stylistic and technical changes over time reveal a great deal about the societies in which the pottery was made, so that clay vessels serve as essential cultural and dating indicators, as well as objects of individual skill and creativity.

This lavishly illustrated and comprehensive account begins with the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812235541
• ISBN13: 9780812235548
• Release Date: March 2000
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 3.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 8.8" x 11.0"