Terres de Saintonge – Ceramics and Pottery by Jean-Yves Hugoniot 2003 – Book

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Discover Terres de Saintonge, Jean-Yves Hugoniot‘s definitive work published by Somogy Éditions d’Art in 2003, a veritable bible of Saintonge ceramics and pottery. This major work brings together nearly 700 reproduced pieces and traces 6,500 years of terracotta history, from Neolithic pottery to contemporary creations, including the Gallo-Roman period, the Middle Ages, and the golden age of the 16th and 17th centuries. French texts.

More than just an archaeological catalog, this volume reveals ceramics as an object of everyday life: ceremonial pieces, funerary pottery, domestic, culinary, and architectural pottery (bricks and tiles). The author highlights the potters’ inventiveness, their techniques (including the use of imprints), the evolution of forms and decorations, as well as technical exchanges and population movements. A significant portion of the book is dedicated to Bernard Palissy, the brilliant enameller from Saintonge whose research in Saintes revolutionized the history of ceramics.

In very good condition (a few minor marks on the softcover), ISBN 9782850566127, this book is essential for collectors, enthusiasts of regional heritage, and lovers of ceramic art.

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