Peter Lane is well-known for his many books and for his own creative work,especially in porcelain, which is included in many public and private collections around the world. His ceramics have been widely exhibited in Europe, North America and Australia. He has lectured and given numerous workshop demonstrations in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the United States of America as well as many more in Great Britain. He is a Fellow of both the Craft Potters Association and theSociety of Designer-Craftsmen and hiswork is included in the selective index,Craftsmen of Quality, at the Crafts Council in London.

Porcelain is known and highly prized for its delicacy, translucency, fineness and white-ness, but it has always posed particular problems for the ceramicist using it. In this revised edition, Peter Lane looks at the development of porcelain in the last few years of the 20th century and at the start of the 21st. He gives particular considera-tion to the technical achievements, the working practices and aesthetic concerns of ceramicists who work with this most popular medium and its close relative,bone china. The works illustrated in this book demonstrate the confidence and the versatility of contemporary ceramicists who use its special characteristics in excit-ing and original ways.

There are over 350 new illustrations and 75 new artists featured in this new updat-ed edition. The result is a breathtaking look at the exciting and innovative work that is currently being done internationally in this field.

This substantially revised edition presents a wide diversity of porcelain objects which will both inspire and enthral. A fascinating read not only for any potter working in porcelain but also for collectors and any-one interested in fine ceramics.

Acknowledgements

Foreword by David Leach

Introduction

ONE Qualities and properties of porcelain and bone china

TWO Form and forming processes

THREE Sources of inspiration and means of expression

FOUR Surface treatments

FIVE Porcelain multiples and installations

SIX Glazes for porcelain

SEVEN Conclusion

Appendices Glossary of ceramic terms

    Suggested further reading

Index