Publisher's Synopsis
Clay has played a crucial role in the development of the culinary arts, international trade, the invention of writing, and the construction of towns and cities. Now, Suzanne Staubach presents a look at a civilization built on the mud beneath our feet - from the first spark plugs to modern semi-conductors, satellite communications to surgical equipment - in a colourful look at how, from primordial ooze to modern miracles, clay continues to shape our world in ways limited only by the human imagination.
