7th February 2007, 02:25 PM
Digger, the wall charts would be great. As a field type who has been trying for years to find decently illustrated(that means colour photos)pot info, I love the idea. But where is it? My cynical brain suggests to me that pot specialists don't produce anything usable to the lowly field types, so as to protect the arcane knowledge of their specialism.
So we get black and white drawings and munsell chart descriptions in most publications. Hmmm, not very useful, but I'm sure printing costs may have something to do with it too. The closest I have come is some guides for metal detectorists, which are OK for general recognition which most field types are not bad at, but poor at regional wares. I have even resorted to covertly photographing pottery in my local museums and building my own small database of types. Please help!
So we get black and white drawings and munsell chart descriptions in most publications. Hmmm, not very useful, but I'm sure printing costs may have something to do with it too. The closest I have come is some guides for metal detectorists, which are OK for general recognition which most field types are not bad at, but poor at regional wares. I have even resorted to covertly photographing pottery in my local museums and building my own small database of types. Please help!