European Antique Ceramics 1500-1830 Types Makers Dates / In-Depth Scholarly Book

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Over 275 color and black-and-white photographs highlight this comprehensive pictorial guide which provides a scholarly survey of
THE ART OF CERAMICS – EUROPEAN CERAMIC DESIGN 1500-1830
by Howard Coutts, Yale University Press, 2001.
“The great age of European ceramic design began around 1500 and ended in the early nineteenth century with the introduction of large-scale production of ceramics.  This beautiful book is the first complete history of European ceramic design and decoration during this period, presenting it not only in art-historical terms but also in the context of the era’s social, cultural, economic, and scientific developments.  This comprehensive book covers by chapter:  Pottery-Making in Medieval Europe; The Spread of Tin-Glazed Earthenware – Italian Maiolica; “Court Styles” of the Renaissance – Urbino Majolica, Saint-Porchaire and Palissy Ware; The Stoneware tradition; The Influence of the East; The Discovery of True Porcelain in Europe (Meissen, etc.); French Rococo – The Ascendancy of Sevres; The Spread of Porcelain Factories throughout Europe; Porcelain in Eighteenth-Century Britain (Chelsea, Longton Hall, Derby, etc.); The Rise of Staffordshire; The Classical Revival; The Spread of Neo-Classicism in Europe; Ceramics in the Period 1790-1830; Notes; and Index.  The magnificent color photography, identifying captions, and comprehensive narrative combine to make this book an invaluable reference to the serious collector, dealer, or historian of antique pottery and porcelain.
10” x 11.6” hardback with dust cover in very good condition.  256 pages.
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