George,

Please send me copies of your bibliographies.

Thanks.

Liz Crowell
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-----Original Message-----
From: George L. Miller
Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2002 10:21 AM
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Subject: Re: good books


Roberta,

      Most of the references suggested to you so far have been the
archaeology literature.  Your lab needs many references on the ceramics,
glass, and other types of material culture.  For beginners, I would suggest
the following:

Brauner, David R. compiler
2000  Approaches to Material Culture Research for Historical Archaeologist
s.  second edition.  Available      from the SHA at the reasonable price of
$25.00.  It contains 25 articles selected from Historical Archaeology   and
is a bargain.

Karklins, Karlis, editor
2000  Studies in Material Culture Research.  again published by the SHA.
This is a collection of nine major  articles by long time Parks Canada
material culture researchers.   These articles provide the gateway
for further research and are well worth the $35.00 cost.

Chipstone Foundation has begun publishing a great series of ceramics
journals under the title Ceramics in America edited by Robert Hunter.
Volumes one and two have been published and they are wonderfully produced
with great color plates taken by Gavin Ashworth.  These volumes are listed
for $55.00, but can be gotten for a heavy discount from Amazon.com.
Chipstone Foundation also published Ivor Noel Hume's If these Pots Could
Talk which is a wonderful history English ceramics via Noel's collection.
It also has great color photographs taken by Gavin Ashworth.   Ceramics in
America pays good money for articles and for book reviews, so it will
continue to draw excellent articles on ceramics from archaeologists,
curators, and ceramic scholars.

      Winterthur Museum published a collection of 22 annotated
bibliographies which is a bit dated now, but still a great source in
getting the skinny on which books are worth looking for to fill out a
library.  The volume includes separate bibliographies on English Ceramics,
American Ceramics, Continental and Oriental Porcelain, American Glass,
Clocks and Watches, Kitchen artifacts, plumbing, heating and lighting,
craftsmen, along with bibliographies on architecture, furniture, silver,
pewter, and brass.  The volume is still available from Winterthur Museum
bookstore, Winterthur, but used  copies can probably be found on line for a
lower price.  It was listed on the Hamilton list within the last two years.
The reference is:

Ames, Kenneth L. and Gerald W. R. Ward
1989  Decorative Arts and Household Furnishings in America, 1650-1920: An
Annotated Bibliography.       Winterthur Museum.

I have a bibliography on machine made glass and a short bibliography on
ceramics for those who are interested, I can send via email.

George L. Miller
URS Corporation.