Read books! I highly recommend books as a way to learn about anything--they are long enough to provide context and answer all your questions--unlike internet articles and videos that often cut out relevant information for the sake of time or clicks. But where to start? What are the best and most useful books on pottery, ceramics, and glaze chemisty? Linda Bloomfield, author of the essential Science for Potters and other books on ceramics, recommends 5 books about pottery and glazes. These are some of the books that got Linda started on her pottery education path. I've read or referenced some of them myself, and I can't wait to get my hands on the rest. The books: 1. Glazes (from The Complete Potter Series), by Emmauel Cooper. 2. The Potter's Dictionary, by Frank Hamer & Janet Hamer 3. Stoneware Glazes: A Systematic Approach, by Ian Currie 4. The Glaze Book, by Stephen Murfitt: 5. Glazes Cone 6, by Michael Bailey Links to these books: 1. https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?kn=emmanuel%20cooper%20glazes&sts=t&cm_sp=SearchF-_-topnav-_-Results 2. https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?kn=potter%27s%20dictionary%20hamer&sts=t&cm_sp=SearchF-_-topnav-_-Results 3. https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?kn=stoneware%20glazes%20ian%20currie&sts=t&cm_sp=SearchF-_-topnav-_-Results 4. https://www.abebooks.com/book-search/title/glaze-book/author/murfitt-stephen/ 5. https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?kn=glazes%20cone%206%20michael%20bailey&sts=t&cm_sp=SearchF-_-TopNavISS-_-Results Linda’s work: Linda Bloomfield - Linda Bloomfield IG: @lindathepotter YouTube: @lindabloomfield9773 My work: IG: @tinkerandthink Website: benshane.com