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A Potter's Book
by Bernard Leach

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Author: Bernard Leach
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1988-01-01
ISBN: 057110973X
Number of pages: 296
Publisher: Faber & Faber

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Book Review: Beware: A Potter's Book
Summary: 1 Stars

This is now perhaps no more a historical document. Very sadly many potters have taken the book to be the bible of pottery, accepting all that is written without question. However the observations and comments within it are one man's only, and this shows considerable prejudice. Take care as there are many approaches to ceramics and it is flawed to consider anyone is the correct path. More than any other document this book has distorted generations of potters to consider that the Japanese rural tradition is superior to anything else, and hence has led to almost the homogenisation of studio ceramics. Explore other ways!

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