A world-wide survey of traditional ceramics evaluates specific types for their raw materials, creation techniques, decoration types, and uses, in a comprehensive volume that features such topics as firing, glazes and finishes, molding, and throwing and provides a glossary, tourist information, and a wealth of illustrations. Bryan Sentence , an inveterate traveler and educator in the fields of arts and crafts, is the author of Wood , Art of the Basket , and (with John Gillow) World Textiles.