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"It is rare to find a book on art that presents complex aesthetic principles in clear readable form. Ceramics, by Philip Rawson, is such a book. I discovered it ten years ago, and today my well-worn copy has scarcely a page on which some statement is not underlined and starred."—Wayne Higby, from the Foreword

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  1. Cover
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  1. Title Page, Copyright
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  1. Contents
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  1. Illustrations
  2. pp. ix-x
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  1. Acknowledgements
  2. p. xi
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  1. Foreword
  2. pp. xiii-xv
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  1. Part I: General Considerations
  1. Introduction
  2. pp. 1-3
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  1. The Existential Base
  2. pp. 3-9
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  1. The Role of Technology
  2. pp. 10-15
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  1. Memory-Traces and Meaning
  2. pp. 15-19
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  1. Tactile Values
  2. pp. 19-22
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  1. Part II: Techniques
  1. The Material
  2. pp. 23-28
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  1. Forming: General
  2. pp. 28-29
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  1. Hand-Modelling and Beating
  2. pp. 29-33
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  1. Burnishing
  2. pp. 33-34
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  1. Wheel-Throwing
  2. pp. 34-40
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  1. Moulding
  2. pp. 40-44
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  1. Cutting, etc.
  2. pp. 44-45
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  1. Turning
  2. pp. 45-46
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  1. Drying
  2. pp. 46-47
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  1. Firing
  2. pp. 47-50
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  1. Kilns
  2. pp. 50-52
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  1. Slips and Glazes
  2. pp. 52-63
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  1. Part III: Symbolism of Form
  1. Ceramics as Treasure
  2. pp. 64-69
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  1. Life Functions
  2. pp. 69-72
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  1. Imitation
  2. pp. 72-77
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  1. Ceremonial
  2. pp. 77-81
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  1. Tactile Order
  2. pp. 82-85
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  1. Tactile Texture
  2. pp. 85-87
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  1. Other Sense Dimensions
  2. pp. 87-91
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  1. Visual Shape
  2. pp. 91-92
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  1. Morphology
  2. pp. 92-100
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  1. Body Images
  2. pp. 100-103
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  1. The Expression of Ceramic Shape
  2. pp. 103-115
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  1. Articulation of Units of Shape
  2. pp. 115-118
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  1. The Modes of Space
  2. pp. 118-121
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  1. Shape Criteria
  2. pp. 121-127
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  1. Colour: General
  2. pp. 127-133
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  1. Colour and Gloss
  2. pp. 133-135
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  1. Individual Colours
  2. p. 135
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  1. Black
  2. pp. 135-137
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  1. White
  2. pp. 137-139
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  1. Blue: and Complementary After-Images
  2. pp. 139-142
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  1. Blue-Green and Green: Complex Colours
  2. pp. 142-145
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  1. Yellows
  2. pp. 145-146
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  1. Reds
  2. pp. 146-150
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  1. Lustre
  2. pp. 150-151
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  1. Surface Design: General
  2. pp. 151-158
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  1. Graphic Emblems
  2. pp. 158-167
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  1. Floral Decoratlon
  2. pp. 167-170
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  1. Rhythm in Decoratlon
  2. pp. 170-172
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  1. Pictorial Designs
  2. pp. 172-174
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  1. Frieze Depth
  2. pp. 174-178
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  1. Perspective Pictorialism
  2. pp. 178-183
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  1. Far Eastern Pictorial Space
  2. pp. 183-187
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  1. Pot Surface and Actual Space
  2. pp. 187-188
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  1. Metaphor and Conceit
  2. pp. 188-191
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  1. Ceramics and Total Environment
  2. pp. 191-192
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  1. Potter's Space
  2. pp. 192-195
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  1. Ceramic Sculpture
  2. pp. 196-197
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  1. Far Eastern Ceramic Sculpture
  2. pp. 197-198
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  1. Ceramic Sculpture and Imaginary Worlds
  2. pp. 198-204
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  1. Sculpture in Clay
  2. pp. 204-205
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  1. Conclusion
  2. pp. 205-206
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  1. Select Index and Glossary
  2. pp. 207-212
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  1. Selected List of American Ceramic Artists
  2. pp. 213-223
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