Translator's remark : for the reader's better appreciation, the titles of the articles and publications have been translated. The original titles have been kept in brackets to facilitate tracing.

 WORKS

• Hare's Fur : a Bowl from the Baur Collections (Fourrure de lièvre : à propos d'un bol des collections Baur), Baur Foundation Bulletin
n° 47, Geneva, 1988.
• The Sevres Factory through the Eyes of a Ceramicist (Sèvres : la Manufacture explorée par un céramiste), published by the National Factory at Sevres, 2000.
• Alain Girel - Paradise Found (Alain Girel, ou le paradis retrouvé), March 2002.
• The Potter's Wisdom (La sagesse du potier), L'œil neuf Publications, March 2004.

> WORKS CO-WRITTEN
• Pierre-Adrien Dalpayrat, Arnoldsche, Stuttgart, 1998.

> ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN Glass and Ceramics Review (la revue de la céramique et du verre)
• Sigillated Clay (La terre sigillée), n° 90, September 1996.
• Slipware from Savoy (Terre vernissée de Savoie), n° 92, mars 1997.
• Raw Materials (Les matières premières), n° 97, November 1997.
• Writing about Clay (De l'art d'écrire la terre), n° 100, May 1998.
• Porcelain (La porcelaine), n° 101, July 1998.
• The Sevres Factory through the Eyes of a Ceramicist (Sèvres : la manufacture explorée par un céramiste), n° 114, July 2000.

> ARTICLES, PREFACES, CATALOGUES, REVIEWS
• Wood-fired Kilns (Les fours à bois), L'Estampille n° 61, January 1975.
• Song Ceramics (La céramique Song), L'Estampille n° 107, March 1979..
• On the Look-out for Hare's Fur (A l'affût des fourrures de lièvre), The Craft Workshop (L'Atelier des métiers d'art) n° 49, juin 1980.
• Preface to the Unions in Clay (Rencontres avec la terre),
exhibition Saint-Etienne, 1983.
• Profile of Watteel (Portrait de Watteel), Glass and Ceramics Review (La revue de la céramique et du verre) n° 39, March 1988.
• A Potter Named Caius At. Sabinus (Un potier nommé Caïus At. Sabinus), Glass and Ceramics Review (La revue de la céramique et du verre) n° 76, May 1994.
• Y. K. or Gerbino V (Y. K. ou Gerbino V ), Glass and Ceramics Review (La revue de la céramique et du verre) n° 83, July 1995.
• E. Chapallaz, Glass and Ceramics Review (La revue de la céramique et du verre) n° 84, September 1995.
• The Celadon Paradox (Le paradoxe du céladon), Ceramics Review (Revue de la céramique) n° 83, July 1995.
• Ben Lisa - the Revived Myth (Ben Lisa ou le mythe restauré), Glass and Ceramics Review (La revue de la céramique et du verre) n° 89, July 1996.
• Glazed Lava (Les laves émaillées), Glass and Ceramics Review (La revue de la céramique et du verre) n° 98, January 1998.
• Wood, Fire and Glazes (Le bois, le feu, l'émail), 1998 Catalogue of the Palissy Museum, Lacapelle-Biron.
• Marc Besacier and his slipware (Marc Besacier, terre vernissée), Glass and Ceramics Review (La revue de la céramique et du verre) n° 104, January 1999.
• The Golden Age of Chinese Ceramics (L'âge d'or de la céramique chinoise), Glass and Ceramics Review (La revue de la céramique et du verre) n° 106, May 1999.
• Body stone, Slips and Salts (La terre, l'engobe, le sel), 1999 Catalogue of the Palissy Museum, Lacapelle-Biron.
• Sigillated, patinated and smoke-fired pieces (Sigillées, patines et fumées), the Palissy Museum's Ceramics Collection (Collection céramique) catalogue, 2002.
• Speaking of Fire (Paroles de feu), synopsis of what is known today concerning wood-fired kilns which incorporate Jean Girel's innovations in this field, published by Palissy Museum, Lacapelle-Biron, November 2000.
• The Works of Daniel de Montmollin (Les écrits de Daniel de Montmollin), catalogue of the Created from Chaos (Du Chaos à la création) exhibition, Sarreguemines Museum, 2002.
• Modern Palissy (Palissy le contemporain ), the Palissy Museum's Ceramics Collection (Collection céramique) catalogue, 2002.
• Preface to Potters and Ceramicists from Savoy (Potiers et céramistes des pays de Savoie), Le Vieil Annecy Publications, 2002.
• Preface to A Ceramicist's Thoughts (Propos d'un céramiste) (the letters of René ben-Lisa), Glass and Ceramics Review (La revue de la céramique et du verre), Vendin-le-Vieil, 2003.
• Techniques Used by René Ben-Lisa in Ceramics (Les techniques céramiques de René Ben-Lisa ), catalogue from the retrospective exhibition at the Tapisseries Museum, Aix-en-Provence, 2003.
• The Letters Exchanged Between Ben-Lisa and De Staël (Ben-Lisa, De Staël : correspondances ), Glass and Ceramics Review (La revue de la céramique et du verre) n° 133, Vendin-le-Vieil, 2003.

> YET TO BE PUBLISHED
• The Song Ceramics - The Art of the Five Elements. is a synopsis of thirty years of research, experiments and as yet undisclosed discoveries concerning Chinese ceramics and one of their high points (The launch of the book will coincide with a major exhibition of all the author's work in this field).
• An Anthology of Articles on Clays, is a collection of articles about clays from the dawn of time to the present day which is illustrated with examples of ceramic representations.
• Nature de la céramique, Céramique de la nature, publication en décembre 2005 à l'occasion de l'exposition "Nature de la céramique, Céramique de la nature" au musée de Sarreguemines.

 CONFERENCES

1983	• Local Resources for the Ceramicist, New Brunswick, Canada.
1984	• Rapid Firing Cycles Used in Ceramics, Ceramic Schools Symposium, Macon , France .
1987	• New Theories on the Firing Techniques Used in Song Ceramics, Guimet Museum, Paris, France.
1988	• Temmoku, the Song Black Pieces, Baur Foundation, Geneva, Switzerland. • Song Ceramics, Aix-en-Provence University, Aix-en-Provence, France.
1994	• What is Celadon ?, Lonnay, Lausanne, Switzerland.
1995	• The Adventure of High-fired Ceramics, Sevres Museum.
1996	• Trail Glazers, Auxerre Teacher Training College, Auxerre, France. • A Look at Oriental Ceramics, Saint Denis University, Reunion Island.
1998	• History of a Myth : Copper Red, Neumann Foundation, Gingins Chateau, Gingins, Switzerland. • Ceramics : from Clay Mine to Museum, Auxerre Teacher Training College, Auxerre, France.
1999	• My Kiln, My Tame Volcanon, International Ceramics Prize, Carouge, Switzerland.
2000	• The Carriès Schools, St Germain Abbey Museum, Auxerre, France.
2001	• Contemporary Porcelain, Academicisms and Avant-gardism, Porcelain Triennial, Nyon, Switzerland. • Porcelain Thingse, Porcelain Triennial, Nyon, Switzerland. • The Genius of Delaherche, Neumann Foundation, Gingins Chateau, Gingins, Switzerland.
2003	• The Myths Around Timelessness and Ephemera, Soul, Body and Spirit of Raku Fires, Sarreguemines Museum, Sarreguemines, France. • Ceramics and Politics, The Working Tool Centre, Troyes, France.
2004	• Le parcours de Jean Girel, Université des sciences de l'éducation, Taipei. • Dispute sur le fer et le feu, conférence aux conservateurs du musée national du Palais, Taipei.

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