Rohlin, Leo

Tallinn, Eesti Kunstiakadeemia, 2007. 4to. 352 pp. Illustrated with photographs in colour and black & white. / Summary in English (13 pages): "A Short Overview of the History of Estonian Ceramics from the Neolithic Age to the 20th Century", with subsections about ceramics of the first and second half of the 20th century respectively, about Estonian industrial ceramics, and about the history of the ceramics department of the Estonian Academy of Arts since 1945. Publisher's pictorial boards. As new.

In Estonian, with English Summary. - - - The book reflects the development of Estonian ceramics from ancient times to the present day, mainly capturing the recent history of Estonian ceramics (since the 1920s). The first part (reviewed and edited by Inge Teder) consists of a thorough treatment of history, the second part presents Estonian ceramicists who worked in the 20th century. The third part briefly describes Estonian industrial ceramics from the end of the 19th century to the 1990s. Finally, an overview of the training in ceramics in Estonia 1945-1995 is given. The text is accompanied by plenty of illustrative material. - - - Boken återspeglar utvecklingen av estnisk keramik från forntiden till i dag, och fångar främst den estniska keramikens senaste historia (sedan 1920-talet). Den första delen (granskad och redigerad av Inge Teder) består av en grundlig behandling av historien, den andra delen introducerar estniska keramiker som arbetade under 1900-talet. Den tredje delen beskriver kort estnisk industriell keramik från slutet av 1800-talet till 1990-talet. Slutligen ges en översikt över utbildningen i keramik i Estland 1945-1995. Texten är rikt illustrerad.