Clay: A Human History

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ISBN: 9781399607650

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Attribute name	Attribute value
Author	Allan, Jennifer Lucy
Pub Date	12/06/2025
Binding	Paperback
Pages	320

Publisher: Orion Publishing Co

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A human history told through clay, from the critically acclaimed author of The Foghorn's Lament

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'An engrossing history of the deep connection between humans and clay' KATHERINE MAY, author of Enchantment

'Fascinating and powerful' BRIAN ENO

Clay is baked into our culture: we have been taking handfuls of earth and forming them into their own image since our history began. In Clay: A Human History, Jennifer Lucy Allan navigates the story of humankind and our relationship to making and creativity through our relationship with this enigmatic, ancient material.

Born out of a desire to know and understand the spiritual and practical applications of clay in both its micro and macro histories, Clay: A Human History is a hybrid of archaeology, history and lived experience as an amateur potter.

'I have loved learning from every chapter in this beautiful and affecting book' VASHTI BUNYAN