Clay: The History and Evolution of Humankind's Relationship with Earth's Most Primal Element - Hardcover

Staubach, Suzanne

 
9780425205662: Clay: The History and Evolution of Humankind's Relationship with Earth's Most Primal Element

Synopsis

A vivid account of the role of clay in shaping the development of human history, culture, and technology ranges from the invention of pottery and the creation of clay tablets for the first written communication, to the construction of architectural monuments and sanitation infrastructure, to the latest in high-tech gizmos.

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About the Author

Suzanne Staubach is both an author and a potter. She has been involved with pottery for more than 30 years, has been published in Ceramics Monthly, and has written on pottery for Garden Way and Mother Earth News. She writes a regular column, "Face Out: Notes of a College Bookseller" for the College Store Journal, and has also written for Fine Gardening, Old Farmer's Almanac, and Parents.

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9781611685039: Clay: The History and Evolution of Humankind’s Relationship with Earth’s Most Primal Element

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ISBN 10:  1611685036 ISBN 13:  9781611685039
Publisher: University Press of New England, 2013
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