The Decorated Tile: An Illustrated History of English Tile-making and Design

Published by PitmanHouse, 1980, hardcover, A4 format, illustrated, 158 pages, condition: very good.

In this book, the authors make use of a superb collection of photographs which they have collected over many years. Featured tiles designed by William Morris, Edward Burne-Jones, William De Morgan and Kate Greenaway. The tile industry flourished and its output can still be seen today in numerous buidings and private houses all over the world.

Since the potters of the ancient world discovered the fine art of decorating the thin slabs of clay that we now call tiles, their use has become so widespread and their applications so varied, that there is a danger of taking them for granted, and yet the reasons for their universal acceptance have changed little since the ancient the ancient Egyptians and the Babylonians erected their monuments to the glory of their Kings and deities.