European Pottery Porcelain - Types Makers Marks Etc. / In-Depth Encyclopedia

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Illustrated in color and black-and-white, this early comprehensive book reviews the history and production of antique European Continental pottery and porcelain including information on makers and their marks.
THE CONCISE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CONTINENTAL POTTERY AND PORCELAIN
by Reginald G. Haggar, Hawthorne Books Inc., NY, 1960.
Arranged alphabetically, this in-depth book “gives concise but complete entries covering factories, manufacturers, artists, processes, materials, special terminology, and potters’ and artists’ marks from all the pottery and porcelain centers of Europe.”  This text is illustrated with 24 magnificent full page, color plates of the most beautiful examples of Continental pottery and porcelain, 160 pages of monochrome photographs, and over 1,600 line drawings.  “The characteristics of the products of each factory, as well as their marks, are set forth in considerable detail so that this book serves as a complete identification manual.  Other special features include extensive lists of artists, modellers and their signatures, descriptions of unusual ceramic shapes and decorations, and full bibliographies.  This book is an invaluable reference resource for the collector, dealer, or historian of European pottery and porcelain.
Oversize / bible-thick 8” x 10” hardback book with dust in very good condition.  535 pages plus photo plates.
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