The TACS Journal is an annual scholarly publication containing illustrated articles of original research, many covering subjects being studied for the first time.

The current TACS Journal Volume 15, published in Summer 2009, contains the following articles :-

TACS Journal Volume 14 front pageLindsay Lennie (Historic Scotland), The Tiled Shops of James Duncan Limited

Barry and Angela Corbett, Tile Designs by Lewis Foreman Day for Pilkington’s Tile & Pottery Company;

Mario Baeck, Ornamental Terracotta in Nineteenth Century France: Virebent of Toulouse

Jaume Coll Conesa (Museum Director), The Museo Nacional de Cerámica “González Martí” and Ceramic Tile Collecting in Valencia.

 Combined Index to Glazed Expressions nos.1-57 & TACS Journal nos. 1-12

Back issues

TACS Journal Vol 14

Vol 14 2008: The Rescued Minton Tile Printing Plates at the Wedgwood Museum, A Brief History of Talavera Tile Production: Tradition and Revival, In accordance with archaeological handbooks: neo gothic floors in the Catherdral of Our Lady, Antwerp, Belgium and Ceramic Follies.£12.00

TACS Journal Vol 13

Vol 13 2007: The Architectural Ceramics of Fritz Steller, Aesthetic Chicago: Art Tiles of the Samuel M. Nickerson House. and Unsung Pioneers: the founders of Gibbs & Canning, Terracotta Manufacturers. £12.00

TACS Journal Vol 12

Vol 12 2006: An iconographic and iconological approach to tile analysis based on a study of the Edward the Confessor tile at Westminster Abbey, Donald Maxwell's Domesday Tiles, Cement tiles: An exploration, the South Building, Royal Observatory Greenwich: The Meeting of Art and Astronomy. £12.00

TACS Journal Vol 11

Vol 11 2005: Colour and Geometry: The Tile Designs of Owen Jones;'Domestic and Ecclesiastical Workmen': W.B. Simpson and Sons; Tiled Stove Manufacture in South Sweden; Decorative Tile and Terracotta Exports by British Manufacturers, 1840-1940. £10.00

TACS Journal Vol 10

Vol 10 2004:  Ceramic tile murals in Britain 1950-70; George Swift's Swan Pottery of Liverpool; Burmantofts' trading ethos; Tiles of Postman's Park in London   £10.00

TACS Journal Vol 9

Vol. 9 2003:    Henry Chapman Mercer's Tile Collection, Memorial Tiles in Victorian Churches, St Peter's Church in Hereford, and the Muskingum County Courthouse Floors    £10.00

TACS Journal Vol 8

Vol. 8 2000:  Architectural terracotta and faience - a critical appraisal; Tiles in Seville; Floor tiling in Saint Mary's Church, Shrewsbury; Decorative ceramics in the buildings of the British brewing industry  £10.00

TACS Journal Vol 7

Vol. 7 1998: Tiled floor of the Wedding Pavilion, Mysore Palace, India; Halsey Ralph Ricardo; Ravesteijn Delftware tiles for export to Britain; Chemical analyses of Dutch Tiles; Carshalton Water Tower tiled bath- Anglo-Dutch tiles; Technical developments in tile making in 1849  £10.00

TACS Journal Vol 6

Vol. 6 1996: Publication of early designs for encaustic tiles; Dorchester Abbey tiles- medieval and Victorian; Brangwyn Mosaics, St. Aidans Church, Leeds; Architectural Ceramics in South Africa £10.00

TACS Journal Vol 5

Vol. 5 1994: Medieval Tiles in the British Museum; Medieval Tiled Floor Patterns; Alfred Reynolds & Block Printing; Wedgwood Tiles; Factories of Wallis, Gilbert & Partners  £10.00

TACS Journal Vol 4

Vol. 4 1992: Romano-British Brick & Tile; York's Medieval Tile Project; Encaustic Tiles - a 19th Century Viewpoint; Charles Lynam - Architect of Tile Factories; William Burton & Pilkington’s Tiles Ltd. £10.00

TACS Journal Vol 3

Vol. 3 1990: Henry Powell Dunnill; Refuge Building, Manchester; George Tinworth; Children’s Games on Dutch Delftware Tiles; Samuel Wright £6.00

TACS Journal Vol 2

Vol. 2 1987: Murray Marks & Thomas Elsley, Importers of Dutch Tiles; ‘Terracotta’; Wedgwood Institute, Burslem; Decorative Art Tile Co. £6.00

TACS Journal Vol 1

Vol. 1 1982: 19th Century Dutch Tiles; the Godwin's of Hereford; Morris & Co; Thornton Abbey (Medieval tiles) £4.00

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