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Architectural Ceramics

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Architectural Ceramics

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Architectural ceramics, in the form of unglazed terracotta and glazed faience, were used to decorate the interiors, façades and roofs of a wide range of buildings in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

In the first instance they were functional, making buildings waterproof, fireproof and hygienic, but they also took on decorative functions. The practical and ornamental aspects of architectural ceramics can still be seen throughout Britain on many Victorian and Edwardian buildings, including museums, libraries, offices, hotels, railway stations, cinemas, pubs, shops and houses.

This book charts the history of architectural ceramics, from practical and decorative applications, to architects, designers and manufacturers, and styles and techniques of production and decoration.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Emergence
Heyday
Contraction
Revival
Further reading
Places to visit

Product details

Published 01 Dec 2001
Format Paperback
Edition 1st
Pages 40
ISBN 9780747805175
Imprint Shire Publications
Dimensions 210 x 149 mm
Series Shire Library
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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