kosmas g ballis on tue 3 feb 98
Hello Everybody,
Recently I have been researching ancient kilns, their designs, history of,
etc... Anyway, I have much exhausted the resources available to me here in
little Tallahassee, Fl. (sounds so quaint doesn't it?)
I was wondering if anyone knew of any ceramic art historians/
archaeologists, who specialize in this area and have actually done the field
work and recovery of artifacts, and would share some of their research. Or
does anyone know if there is a fantastic book out there that is so
specifically and archaeologically kiln-specified that perhaps I may have
overlooked it?
Also, I already have plenty of books on kilnbuilding and firing techniques.
It's the archaeological aspects I'm interested in; what it was that was
being fired, glazed, and how the work was affected by the kiln, and relation
to the culture, etc...
Thanks a lot for any help,
Kosmas Ballis
Singing in the rain today in the panhandle of Florida.
Mo and Les Beardsley on wed 4 feb 98
kosmas g ballis wrote:
>
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> Hello Everybody,
>
> Recently I have been researching ancient kilns, their designs, history of,
> etc... Anyway, I have much exhausted the resources available to me here in
> little Tallahassee, Fl. (sounds so quaint doesn't it?)
>
> I was wondering if anyone knew of any ceramic art historians/
> archaeologists, who specialize in this area and have actually done the field
> work and recovery of artifacts, and would share some of their research. Or
> does anyone know if there is a fantastic book out there that is so
> specifically and archaeologically kiln-specified that perhaps I may have
> overlooked it?
>
> Also, I already have plenty of books on kilnbuilding and firing techniques.
> It's the archaeological aspects I'm interested in; what it was that was
> being fired, glazed, and how the work was affected by the kiln, and relation
> to the culture, etc...
>
> Thanks a lot for any help,
>
> Kosmas Ballis
> Singing in the rain today in the panhandle of Florida.
Hi Kosmas
Yukio Yamamoto in Himeji Japan studied the old Tozan kilns and revived
the kiln with I believe some of the original bricks. If you want more
info give me a post and I will try and get you some of the original
stuff on the old kiln.
Regards
Maureen Beardsley, Vancouver Island where it is grey day
Bill Amsterlaw on wed 4 feb 98
Hi Kosmas:
In 1994, the Birmingham Museum of Art published the exhibition catalog:
_Echizen: Eight Hundred Years of Japanese Stoneware_. It is an historic
overview of Japanese ceramics. It includes scholarly essays by several
authors, names of various experts in this field, a bibliography,
photographs of ancient pots and ancient kilns.
Wood, DA: Echizen: Eight Hundred Years of Japanese Stoneware. University of
Washington Press. 1994. 142 pages (softcover).
ISBN 0-931394-39-2
Birmingham Museum of Art
2000 Eighth Avenue North
Birmingham, Alabama 35203-2278
- Bill Amsterlaw (wamster@slic.com)
Plattsburgh, NY
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Recently I have been researching ancient kilns, their designs, history of,
etc... Anyway, I have much exhausted the resources available to me here in
little Tallahassee, Fl. (sounds so quaint doesn't it?) I was wondering if
anyone knew of any ceramic art historians/archaeologists, who specialize in
this area and have actually done the field work and recovery of artifacts,
and would share some of their research. Or does anyone know if there is a
fantastic book out there that is so specifically and archaeologically
kiln-specified that perhaps I may have overlooked it?
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