TY  - BOOK
AU  - Staubach,Suzanne
TI  - Clay: the history and evolution of humankind's relationship with Earth's most primal element 
SN  - 0425212092 (pbk.)
AV  - TA 455 S798c 2006
PY  - 2006///
CY  - New York, London
PB  - Berkley, Turnaround [distributor]
KW  - Clay
KW  - History
KW  - Clay industries
KW  - Arcilla
KW  - Historia
N1  - 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 easy : irrigation, propagation, and incubation -- Electricity, transporation, and rocket science -- To your health -- Art, toys, gods, goddesses, and fertility -- A fitting death : urns, gravestones, companions, and thieves -- Appendix a: how to make your own pinch pot -- Appendix b: museums
ER  -