Penguin Books Australia

A groundbreaking study of the world's most highly developed ceramic tradition.

Since they began creating and restoring leadlight panels in the late sixties, Paul Danaher and Dexter Jackdon have created hundreds of leadlight designs. These designs form the basis of this book, which aims not only to provide you with the design you've been looking for, but also to inspire you to create fresh and original leadlight designs of your own.

Leadlighting, or stained glass, has been used as a decorative feature in houses since Victorian times and is enjoying a considerable revival today. However, leadlighting skills are no longer limited to a small group of craftsmen, but are available to any enthusiast. This book for the would-be leadlighter covers all the practical and aesthetic aspects of creating in stained glass.

Crown Lynn china now has iconic status. From its early days of churning out railway china, Crown Lynn became a hugely successful business and the largest pottery in the Southern Hemisphere. The New Lynn factory closed in 1989, but their domestic ware is now one of New Zealand s hottest collectibles with over 600 items advertised on Trade Me at any one time.

A comprehensive history of British pottery, from the Middle Ages onwards.

A major monograph on internationally renowned ceramic artist, Pippin Drysdale, written by Ted Snell. Pippin Drysdale: Lines of Site , situates Pippin within Australian and international visual culture of the last half century. The book is beautifully illustrated with over 60 colour and 40 black and white photographs of Pippin's works and working practices. It will be launched in tandem with a major...