Around the World in 80 Pots

Name: Around the World in 80 Pots
Brand: Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand
SKU: 9781802792393
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The story of humanity told through beautiful ceramics

By Ashmolean Museum

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Around the World in 80 Pots offers a captivating journey through human history via pottery. From a 5,000-year-old clay bowl revealing ancient bread-making in Iraq to exquisite porcelain used in sacred rituals, and from humorous Renaissance pieces to modern vessels inspired by African craft, this book showcases the diverse stories captured in clay. Drawn from the Ashmolean Museum's extraordinary collection, it highlights how pots reflect religion, humour, trade, folklore, and creativity throughout the ages.
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Format: Hardback

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Ideal for enthusiasts of arts and culture, history buffs, and those intrigued by anthropology and craftsmanship. Also recommended for readers interested in museums and the evolution of human creativity through everyday objects.

A journey through history and across cultures with the Ashmolean Museum's unrivalled ceramics collection. It contains works from the Middle East, Asia, Europe, UK and Africa that span over 5,000 years.

Description

"The pots in this book are snapshots of time, thought and emotion that have endured through thousands of years of human progress. It's mind-blowing, don't you think?" - Keith Brymer-Jones

Religion. Humour. Trade. Sex. Folklore. Creativity. Pots can tell us more about the lives of the people who made and used them than any other artefacts.

From the most rough-hewn clay bowl that tells us how bread was baked over 5,000 years ago in Iraq, to ethereally beautiful porcelain used for religious rituals, and from a lewd Renaissance novelty dish to a sleek contemporary vessel inspired by traditional African techniques, Around the World in 80 Pots is a fascinating tour across time and place.

From the Ashmolean Museum's unparalleled collection, and with a foreword by contemporary potter Keith Brymer-Jones, these beautiful examples tell the story of humankind's oldest craft.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781802792393

Publisher: Headline Publishing Group

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 11 May 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Welbeck

Illustration: 200 clr photos and illus

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 34.0mm

Width: 150.0mm

Height: 212.0mm

Weight: 780g

Pages: 272

Collections

Arts & Culture Arts and Crafts Ashmolean Museum Home & Garden Non-Fiction

About the Author

The Ashmolean is the University of Oxford's museum of art and archaeology, founded in 1683. Their world-famous collections range from Egyptian mummies to contemporary art, telling human stories across cultures and across time. Receiving over 1 million visitors a year from around the world, the Ashmolean is one of Oxford's most popular attractions.