TERRACOTTA/FAIENCE
06031 LA FAÏENCERIE LŒBNITZ £11.50
Edited by Paul-Henri Guermonprez, Phileas Fogg, France, 2002, French text, 86pp, 90 colour + 12 monochrome illus, paperback
A monograph on the tiles and faience of one of France’s leading 19th century manufacturers. Contains a fascinating insight into the business with historic photographs of some of the company’s amazing exhibition stands and catalogues as well as tiles and faience in situ.
07024 GEORGE TINWORTH £60.00
Peter Rose, C.D.N. Corp, USA, 1982, 198pp, 163 colour plates + 29 b & w plates, imitation leather binding
A catalogue of the Harriman-Judd collection of Tinworth terracottas, including a number of his architectural pieces. This is a superbly produced book and serves to enhance Tinworth’s high reputation.
13012 MRS COADE’S STONE £48.00
Alison Kelly, The Self Publishing Co, 1990, 480pp, 210 b&w illus, cloth
The definitive work on this amazing woman and her revolutionary “Artificial Stone” terracotta, much of which has gone unrecognized until the publication of this book.
19036 SULLIVANESQUE, Urban Architecture and Ornamentation £52.00
Ronald E Schmitt, Illinois University Press, USA, 2002, 350pp, 33 colour + 135 b & w illus, cloth, dustwrapper
Louis Sullivan’s radical use of ornamentation, particularly in terracotta, brought a new freshness to American architecture after the First World War, and his influence reaches to the present day. This book studies the man, his work and the work of many other architects who followed his example. The illustrations show how his designs became stock items for many of the terracotta manufacturers of the day, both American and British, A superb study!
20035 TERRACOTTA £18.99
Anthony Noel, Frances Lincoln, 1998, 136pp, illus throughout in full colour, boards
Another book on the use of terracotta pots in gardens. This one is included in our list for the wonderful illustrations of older, decorated terracotta pots.
22021 VICTORIA BATHS, Manchester’s Water Palace £14.95
Prue Williams, Spire Books, 2004, 118pp, 55 b & w + 24 colour illus, large square paperback
In last year’s BBC TV ‘Restoration’ programme, the Victoria Baths was the winning building, ensuring that essential restoration work could commence. This beautiful book highlights the architecture and social history of the building, mainly through the use of archive photographs. The superb Pilkington tiles (1905), mosaics and faience all get a mention, and the terracotta façade is described too. An excellent book about an iconic building - recommended!