{"product_id":"the-pot-book-9780714870533","title":"The Pot Book","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe history of ceramic art is ingrained in the history of mankind. Clay is one of the very first materials invented by man. An essential part of our lives it has been moulded  thrown  glazed  decorated and fired for over 30 000 years in order to preserve and transport food and water. And it was on the surface of these early jugs  vases  dishes  plates  beakers and amphorae that man placed some of his first decorative markings. In more recent times clay has been used not just by artisans and potters  but also by artists  designers and architects. The Pot Book is the first publication to document the extraordinary range and variety of ceramic vessels of all periods  from a delicate bowl made by an unnamed artisan in China in the third millennium bc  or a jug made in eighteenth-century Dresden  to a plate made by Picasso in 1952  a spade form made by Hans Coper or the vases of Grayson Perry today. Each entry is sequenced in alphabetical order by the name of the artist\/potter  the school  or style  creating a grand tour through the very finest examples of the artform.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45792295190581,"sku":"ByrdShop_0714870536","price":337.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780714870533.jpg?v=1784746624","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-pot-book-9780714870533","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}