Clay
The History and Evolution of Humankind’s Relationship with Earth’s Most Primal Element
Distributed for University Press of New England
304 pages
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5 1/2 x 8 1/2
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Table of Contents
Contents
Acknowledgments • Cooking Pots and Storage Jars: Porridge, Ale, and International Commerce • Hearth and Home: Ovens, Heat, and the Invention of Baking • The First Machine and the Development of an Industry • Set the Table: From a Simple Bowl to a 2,200-Piece Dinner Set • A Word or Two: The Invention of Writing and Books • The Most Popular Building Material: Cities, Walls, and Floors of Mud • Sanitation: A Nice Hot Bath, a Drink of Water, and Don’t Forget to Flush • Farming Made East: Irrigation, Propagation, and Incubation • Electricity, Transportation, and Rocket Science • To Your Health! • Art, Toys, Gods, Goddesses, and Fertility • A Fitting Death: Urns, Gravestones, Companions, and Thieves • Conclusion • Appendix A: How to Make Your Own Pinch Pot • Appendix B: Museums • Notes • Bibliography • Credits
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