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To celebrate the arrival of
another Guy Fawkes Night, we have a few 'explosive' new books for you! For
the benefit of our customers overseas, Guy Fawkes Night (November 5th) is the
annual British excuse for standing out in the perishing cold (and often wet!)
and letting off the biggest fireworks one can afford, and all to celebrate an
attempt at blowing up Parliament!!
0627 FRIES AARDEWERK, VOL 2: BOLSWARD £32.50
Pieter Jan Tichelaar & Sytse ten Hoeve,
Primavera Pers, Netherlands, 2001, Dutch text with short English summary, 220pp,
175 colour + 134 b & w illus, cloth
The second volume of this series of monographs
on Frisian pottery lives up to the very high standard set by its predecessor on
the Kingma, Makkum factory. This volume contains chapters on the manufacture of
delftware tiles as illustrated in the famous Bolsward tile panel, the use of
tile panels in the Netherlands and a detailed study of the specific designs and
styles unique to this town and its potters.
SPECIAL OFFER: We have a few copies available at the subscription price of £26.00. We still have stocks of Vol 1, Kingma, Makkum at £32.50, order ref: 0622.
SPECIAL OFFER: We have a few copies available at the subscription price of £26.00. We still have stocks of Vol 1, Kingma, Makkum at £32.50, order ref: 0622.
0246 BLUE AND WHITE PAINTING ON CHINA AND CERAMICS/BLAUMALEREI AUF PORZELLAN UND KERAMIK £24.95
Hans van Lemmen & Guido von
Martens, Callwey, Germany, 2001, German and English parallel texts,
boards
A detailed description of the art of
painting blue and white tiles and pottery, illustrated with many examples from
historic and modern ceramics. Most of the contents deals with tiles and will be
of help to tile collectors as well as makers, in understanding the techniques
involved.
0235 BATCHELDER, TILEMAKER £21.95
Robert Winter, Balcony Press, USA,
1999, 112pp, 112 colour + many b & w archive illustrations,
cloth,
A monograph on one of America’s
leading tile manufacturers of the early to mid 20th century. This superbly
written and illustrated book is the result of a number of years of study and
contains much new information on this influential tile company.
13117 MIDDELEEUWSE VLOOREN in confratatie met schilderijen van Vlaamse Primitieven £10.00
A de Belie, Culturele Kring Boudelo,
Belgium, 2001, Flemish text, 83pp, over 300 b & w illus, A4
paperback
This fascinating book is the
catalogue of an exhibition at the Sint Niklaas Abbey in Belgium centred on
medieval tiled floors and their representation in pictures by Flemish artists.
It draws together over 100 geometric floor tile designs and 139 inlaid tiles,
all of which are illustrated in this book, together with the paintings in which
they appear. This is a previously unexplored source for medieval tiled floors,
but one which deserves careful study.
13116 MOSAICS FOR THE HOME AND GARDEN £19.99
Emma Biggs & Tessa Hunkin, David
and Charles, 2001, 128pp, 189 colour illus, cloth
Another excellent book from the
renowned ‘Mosaic Workshop’ duo. This book takes their unique style into the
garden with 26 new projects for exterior and interior use and comes complete
with a list of suppliers and essential mosaic sites. Recommended.
0175 ART AND SOCIETY IN FOURTH-CENTURY BRITAIN: Villa Mosaics in Context £28.00
Sarah Scott, Oxford University School
of Archaeology, Monograph No 53, 2000, 192pp, 75 b & w illus/drwgs and maps,
paperback
Mosaics are often studied in detachment from their original
surroundings, usually as a ‘fine art’. They were however, mainly created to
complement a living/ worshipping space and this book seeks to put mosaics back
into this context. The illustrations, sadly, leave something to be desired,
being poorly reproduced and indistinct in many cases, but don’t let this detract
from the book’s usefulness.
0628 FANTASIEVOLLES PFLASTER UND MOSAIK £14.95
Heidi Howcroft, Christa Brand &
Nik Barlo jr, Callwey, Germany, 2001, German text, 96pp, 97 colour illus,
boards
This excellent book concentrates on
the use of cobbles, natural stone, pebbles and ceramics to create decorative
‘mosaic’ pathways and sculpture for the garden. It focuses on the design aspects
rather than the actual techniques involved, but does include a useful ‘table of
materials’. Recommended.
OTHER TITLES
RECEIVED:
0247 BODENBELÄGE AUS NATUR- UND BETONWERKSTEIN: Verlegetechnik £17.50
Herbert Fahrenkrog, Callwey, Germany,
2001, German text, 112pp, 6 colour illus + a number of b & w illus &
drwgs, boards
A practical and technical handbook to
laying natural and reconstituted stone tiles on floors. It would be great to
have an English version!
1214 LEBEN MIT NATURSTEIN: BÄDER: Von Klassisch über modern bis Hightech £32.50
Willy Hafner, Callwey, Germany, 2001,
German text, 160pp, 128 colour illus + 48 colour photograph ‘samples’ of marbles
and granites etc. boards, dw
A beautiful pictorial survey of
bathrooms in varying styles, all featuring marble, granite and stone. Also
contains an excellent chapter on marble/stone quarrying and preparation and a
‘catalogue’ of 48 photographic reproductions of marbles, granites and other
stone. Recommended!
13119 MOSAICO: Materiali, Tecniche e Storia £15.00
Isotta Fiorentini Roncuzzi &
Elisabetta Fiorentini, MweV, Italy, 2001, Italian text, 262pp, 73 b & w
illus + 141 in colour, paperback
A detailed survey of the history,
techniques and materials used in making mosaics, from antiquity to the present
day. The illustrations are generally rather small and some are indistinct,
especially the maps, but this is still a good introduction to the art, if you
read Italian.
1652 A PORTFOLIO OF CERAMIC & NATURAL TILE IDEAS £6.95
Anon, Cy DeCosse International, USA,
1996, 96pp, illus throughout in colour, quarto paperback
Another American ‘How to use tiles’
book, with a few ideas, but nothing particularly inspiring!
WE ARE ALSO EXPECTING OUR SUPPLIES OF
THE REPORT OF THE EIGHTH AIEMA INTERNATIONAL COLLOQUIUM, HELD IN LAUSANNE.
THESE SHOULD BE WITH US WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
PRE-PUBLICATION PRICE IS JUST £69.00. LATER SUPPLIES MAY WELL BE MORE
EXPENSIVE.
We also have a few additions to our
secondhand list:
S1277 POTTERY AND TILES OF THE SEVERN
VALLEY, Michael Messenger, Remploy, 1976, 317pp, well illus in b & w with
some colour plates, cloth, dustwrapper, an ex library copy with free end papers
and title page removed, otherwise a good reading copy £25.00
S1256 (Trade Catalogue): Sharpe and
Fisher (1924) Ltd, Fireplace Catalogue No. 39. 72pp, interleaved with lined
paper for notes, 90 fireplaces illustrated, mainly in colour plus firegrates,
frames and accessories, 2pp of tile illustrations. Typical inter-war mottled
tile fireplace catalogue, using Richards Tiles, judging from pattern numbers. In
original orange cloth binding, fine condition £35.00
S1278 VICTORIAN CERAMIC TILES, Julian
Barnard, Christies, 2nd edition, 1979, 184pp, fully illus in b & w with some
colour plates, cloth, dustwrapper, an as-new copy of this classic first work on
Victorian tiles in Britain and the USA £27.50
S1280 Another copy, ex-library, but
in very good condition £22.50
S1284 MOSAÏQUES DE SÉVIAC, Jean
Gugole & Jean-Bernard Laffitte, Editions de Faucompret, France, 1996, French
text, 96pp, 112 colour illus + one map, boards, very good, a description of the
mainly geometric, late Roman mosaics at Séviac in S-W France.
£25.00
S1283 MADE IN GOD’S IMAGE? Eve and
Adam in the Genesis Mosaics at San Marco, Venice, Penny Howell Jolly, University
of California Press, USA, 1997, 142pp, 32 b & w illus + 12 colour plates,
cloth, dustwrapper, fine, a new interpretation of the symbolism of this famous
mosaic. £35.00
S1282 MOSAICS, The Secrets, Tools and
Techniques, Brian Bull, Triton, 1976, 115pp, 42 drawings by the author, cloth,
dustwrapper, an as new copy of this much sought after book on mosaics, featuring
hand written text £30.00
Well, that's about it for now. We will be doing a bookstall for the
ASPROM AGM on December 1st and will have a wide selection of our books available
then.
Regards
Chris Blanchett, Proprietor, Buckland Books
Holly Tree House, 18 Woodlands Road, LITTLEHAMPTON, West Sussex, BN17 5PP
England
Tel/Fax: +44 (0) 1903 717 648
E-mail: cblanchett@lineone.net
Holly Tree House, 18 Woodlands Road, LITTLEHAMPTON, West Sussex, BN17 5PP
England
Tel/Fax: +44 (0) 1903 717 648
E-mail: cblanchett@lineone.net