The Techniques of Painted Attic Pottery

London: Thames and Hudson, 1988. Revised Edition. Quarto in grey cloth, gilt titles; dust jacket; 216 pp: illustrations (some color) 1 facsimile; 28 cm Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket; a clean and tight copy; jacket shows mild wear to top and tail of spine. Hardcover. ISBN: 9780500050477, 0500050473

Distills the craft’s evolution from its geometric roots to the mature red-figure mastery of the Classical period, guiding the reader through the potter’s and painter’s interlocked disciplines with a practised eye for process. In brisk, lucid strokes he explains how clay selection, wheel-work, slip preparation, incision, firing sequences, and painterly conventions shaped the expressive range of Athenian pottery, and how technical constraints fostered stylistic innovation. The result is a compact, authoritative primer that appeals equally to collectors, students of Greek art, and anyone drawn to the disciplined virtuosity behind the black- and red-figure traditions.|