Henry Chapman Mercer and the Moravian Pottery and Tile Works by Cleota Reed (1996, Trade Paperback, Reprint)

University of Pennsylvania Press

0812216016

9780812216011

633748

Henry Chapman Mercer and the Moravian Pottery and Tile Works

Cleota Reed

Trade Paperback

English

Reprint

Folk & Outsider Art

1996

Art

304 Pages

10in

0.9in

8.5in

0 Oz

Reprint

"Not only is this a fine reference book for the academic, but it will also interest anyone who likes ceramic tiles, since the author has done so much research and shows us Mercer's methods. It is a must for those interested in the early Arts and Crafts Movement in the United States. . . . Fine photographs."--New York-Pennsylvania Collector, "The author . . . fully exploits a rich lode of surviving papers, business and personal, in order to shed light on Mercer's diversified career as an archaeologist, scholar, collector, designer of reinforced concrete buildings, and tilemaker. . . . Ms Reed and her publishers have spared no expense in producing a beautiful book. Indeed, my satisfaction withHenry Chapman Mercer and the Moravian Pottery and Tile Worksis complete."--Pennsylvania History, "The author . . . fully exploits a rich lode of surviving papers, business and personal, in order to shed light on Mercer's diversified career as an archaeologist, scholar, collector, designer of reinforced concrete buildings, and tilemaker. . . . Ms Reed and her publishers have spared no expense in producing a beautiful book. Indeed, my satisfaction with Henry Chapman Mercer and the Moravian Pottery and Tile Works is complete."-- Pennsylvania History, "The definitive work on Mercer, one of the leading figures in the Arts and Crafts Movement."-- Philadelphia Inquirer, "Not only is this a fine reference book for the academic, but it will also interest anyone who likes ceramic tiles, since the author has done so much research and shows us Mercer's methods. It is a must for those interested in the early Arts and Crafts Movement in the United States. . . . Fine photographs."-- New York-Pennsylvania Collector, "The definitive work on Mercer, one of the leading figures in the Arts and Crafts Movement."--Philadelphia Inquirer

List of Illustrations List of Abbreviations Chronology Preface and Acknowledgments 1. The Gentleman Scholar 2. Mercer and the Arts and Crafts Movement 3. The Moravian Pottery and Tile Works 4. Production: Art and Technique The Pottery Buildings The Tiles Raw Materials, Techniques, and Equipment Kilns: Construction and Firing Men and Money 5. The Exhibition, Reception, and Influence of the Tiles 6. The Early Tiles First Tiles: Stove Plate Designs Old World Sources Medieval Paving Tiles 7. The Mosaic Style and Harrisburg 8. The Brocade Style and Fonthill 9. Major Themes Columbus Tiles of the New World The Bible in Iron, the Bible in Tile Picture Book Fireplaces October Notes App. I. The Published Catalogues App. II. Mercer's Tile Designs App. III. Mosaics App. IV. Brocades App. V. Mercer's Art Pottery (AP) App. VI. Mercer's Colors App. VII. Two Letters Bibliography Index

1988

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