Written by a well-known ceramist, this introduction to ceramics combines an inspired, artistic perspective with clearly illustrated, step-by-step instruction in a simple layout. Useful for both beginners and advanced ceramists, the book features easy-to-understand explanations and extensive black-and-white and color illustrations of process ...
An introduction to the art of ceramics which demonstrates the basic techniques in step-by-step sequences. Easy to follow photographs illustrate each process and each chapter begins with historical examples made using the demonstrated methods. Colour plates show work from contemporary ceramic artists. Includes a glossary of terms.
This helpful volume helps the student of the New Testament organize and synthesize the vast amount of biblical and extrabiblical material involved by providing a helpful visual overview of the data, chronology, historical background, and criticism of the New Testament. This format allows facts, relationships, parallels, and contrasts to be grasped ...
With more than 500 species described and more than 400 illustrations, this guide provides quick and easy visual identification of fishes, mollusks, sponges, shrimps, lobsters, crabs, and much more of the fauna found on the coral reefs of the Caribbean and Florida.
From rocky shores to sandy beaches, everything you might want to know about the shore is covered in this beautifully illustrated, authoritative guide to the seashore from Cape Hatteras to the Gulf and Caribbean. 96-page color insert.
This volume takes an intimate look into the life and work of American ceramist, Lucy M. Lewis. It showcases her pottery and details the process by which it is made.
A comprehensive guide to exploring the Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, Santa Barbara, and Ventura counties with your friends and family.
This richly photographed and illustrated culinary travel guidebook tells travelers how to find the most delicious, authentic, and adventuresome eating experiences in Peru. The authors share the secrets they've uncovered - from restaurant dining to home cooking to fresh market produce to street-vendor fare - that will allow you to get to the heart ...
This collection of charts and timelines is an invaluable resource for studying the history of the Western Church, providing information on Theological Issues, People and Events, the Wider Culture, and Theological Texts in a time-tested and highly accessible form for students and lay readers interested in church history.
Join Leo, Annie, June, Quincy, and Rocket as they explore a meadow. Young readers are sure to have fun imitating such sounds of the meadow as buzzing bees and chirping grasshoppers. Includes more than 20 stickers for interactive fun. Full color. Consumable.
Now available in paperback, this field guide introduces readers to a world of riotous color, magnificent beauty and fascinating animal life. It shows how to identify quickly and accurately the common inhabitants of the reefs. More than 500 species are covered. 32-page color insert.
Metal protection, including both metal treatments and coating systems affords mutual protection for both can and contents. This book is the first reference to meld the knowledge of chemical companies and can making companies, covering materials and processes used in both protective and decorative aspects of metal packaging. Topics include basic ...
This breathtaking collection of work from 53 cermaic artists goes beyond a mere gallery of their work, inviting readers into their studios to share insights into the aesthetics of ceramic surfaces as well as the formulas for some of their most successful glazes.
A portrait of Japanese potter Shoji Hamada, which traces his place in the ceramic tradition, and reveals the multifaceted sides of his energetic life style. The text provides information on technique and process, but the emphasis is on Hamada the man.
Dedicated to evidence-based practices (as opposed to opinion-based practices), this text provides in-depth coverage of validated methods that may be applied to teaching across all the content areas. This text helps bridge the research-to-practice gap, and includes: Less is More Approach -- Limiting content to validated practices results in more ...
A comb-bound textbook/workbook praised by The Practical Sailor as "a first-class piece of work," Susan Howell's Practical Celestial Navigation was developed for Mystic Seaport's navigation courses. This third edition, published by the Seaport's Planetarium, retains the step-by-step format of the original, along with an abundance of diagrams and ...
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