MANUFACTURE, MATERIALS, INSTALLATION, CONSERVATION
01093 ARCHITECTURAL TILES; Conservation and Restoration £39.99
Lesley Durbin, Elsevier, 2004, 203pp, 149 b & w + 10 colour illustrations, boards
A comprehensive guide to the conservation and restoration of ceramic tiles of all types and periods from medieval encaustic to modern screen prints, including mosaics, all covered with detailed instruction and advice. The illustrations are not always too clear which is a pity, and the colour plates have a bad colour ‘cast’, but don’t let this put you off - this is a first class book.
03044 CLAY AND GLAZES FOR THE POTTER £30.00
Daniel Rhodes, Chilton/A & C Black, 2nd revised edition, 1973, reprinted 1996, 331pp, 108 b&w + 16 colour illus, cloth
A resource book for craft tile makers seeking formulae and information on clays and glazes suitable for tile making. Covers all aspects of clay and glazes from mining to firing with many formulae and graphs as well as highly informative text.
03108 CERAMIC AND STONE TILING, A Complete Guide £16.99
John Ripley, Crowood Press, 2005, 144pp, illustrated throughout in colour, octavo boards
A British book on tile fixing is long overdue and at last Crowood Press have risen to the challenge. The book is written by John Ripley, who has been engaged in the tile business all his working life and is now Chief Inspector for the National Association of Terrazzo, Marble and Mosaic Specialists and a Technical Inspector for the Tile Association. The book encompasses sections on wall & floor tiling, materials & equipment, setting out, fixing & grouting, cleaning & maintenance and trouble-shooting. This book would make a useful add-on sale for tile retailers everywhere. Contact us for details of trade terms.
04048 DÉCORS DE CÉRAMIQUE (CoRé No 9) £9.00
Various authors, SFIIC/Éditions Errance, 2001, French text, 68pp, 45 colour + 7 b & w illus, soft covers
A leading French conservation journal concentrating on the restoration of architectural ceramics. Includes case studies: an encaustic floor; the rebuilding of a collapsed tiled stove from Lyon; display techniques used to show the brick reliefs of the Palace of Darius I, restoration of early French tin-glazed tiles and a ceramic chimneypiece etc.
05025 EL ESTUDIO Y LA CONSERVACIÓN DE LA CERÁMICA DECORADA EN ARQUITECTURA £45.00
Various authors, ICCROM, Rome, Italy, 2003, various languages including English and Spanish, with English summaries of all articles, 164pp, over 150 colour illus + some b & w, cloth, dustwrapper
A very detailed and well illustrated guide to the conservation of architectural ceramics: mainly tin-glazed tiles and mosaics with a range of projects as diverse as Islamic tiles and Gaudi’s mosaics! Usually technical books such as this have poor b & w photos, but this book has superb colour illustrations. A must for all involved in the conservation of tiles and mosaics.
07026 THE GLAZE BOOK, A Visual Catalogue of Decorative Ceramic Glazes £19.95
S Murfitt, Thames and Hudson, March 2002, 288pp, 732 colour illus, spiral bound
This most-comprehensive book, contains recipes for glazes with illustrations of the fired results over a huge temperature range from earthenware to porcelain. Offering an almost limitless palette of colour, this book will prove invaluable to tile makers seeking new and exciting glazes for tile-making.
08000 HANDMADE TILES £16.95
Frank Giorgini, Lark, USA, 2001, 144pp, copiously illustrated throughout in colour, paperback
This is the ultimate ‘how to make tiles’ book with wonderfully clear and detailed instructions, excellent photographs and many beautiful examples to emulate. A classic book.
08011 HISTORIC FLOORS, Their History and Conservation £30.99
Jane Fawcett, B.H., 1998, 250pp, fully illus in b&w + 80 colour plates, paperback
A must for all involved in the conservation and preservation of floor tiles, mosaics and other materials. A major part of the book looks at actual case studies and makes recommendations for future study.
13172 MAKING AND INSTALLING HANDMADE TILES £16.95
Angelica Pozo, Lark Books, USA, 2005, 160pp, fully illustrated throughout in colour, quarto, cloth, dustwrapper
This is another book on the lines of Frank Giorgini’s “Handmade Tiles” which first appeared some years ago (see our main list 08000). As well as covering the making and installation of a wide variety of tile, this fabulous book also features a selection of the best of 21st century American tile design, all superbly illustrated in colour.
19013 SETTING TILE £15.95
Michael Byrne, Taunton Press, USA, 1995, 244pp, illustrated throughout in full colour, small quarto paperback
The definitive guide to tile and mosaic fixing - covers everything you could ever need to know! One of our best-selling titles.
20047 THE TILE: Making, Designing and Using £22.50
Kenneth Clark, MBE, Crowood, March 2002, 176pp, fully illus in colour, boards
Kenneth Clark will be familiar to many as one of the UK’s leading craft tile-makers and designers. Who better to write a definitive work emphasising the range of techniques employed in making and designing tiles from antiquity to the present day? The book also gives practical instruction and reviews the work of leading contemporary tile designers. This looks set to become a best-seller!