Antique European Pottery Porcelain - Illustrated Historical Survey / Scarce Book

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EUROPEAN CERAMIC ART: Illustrated Historical Survey from the End of the Middle Ages to about 1815
by W.B. Honey, Faber & Faber, London, 1949.
216 plates (24 in full color) with their in-depth captions supplement an intense narrative which reviews the history and production of antique porcelain “of every factory of importance in Europe working in the period covered.”
This early out-of-print book is a leading authoritative reference on the subject of early European porcelain. ”But the book is more than a comprehensive work of reference.  The aesthetic merit of the wares discussed is kept in view throughout, and this has governed the choice of plates to give a full picture of the artistic achievement of European pottery, which is further expounded in a brilliant introductory essay.  This ‘Historical Survey’ and the plates, 24 in color and 192 in monochrome, figuring over six hundred specimens.”  Scholarly information is provided on the evolution of technique and materials, styles and motives of decoration, oriental influences, and more.  Information covers Italian Maiolica, Palissy and Hafner Ware, The Vogue of Porcelain and Faience, Delftware, French and German Faience, Meissen Porcelain, Sevres Porcelain, English Earthenware, Wedgwood, and more.  This book is a collector’s item in itself and would be an invaluable addition to the permanent reference library of the collector, dealer historian, or curator of antique European porcelain wares.
8.2” x 11.2” hardback with dust cover in very good condition.  86 pages of text, 24 pages of color plates, 192 pages of monochrome plates.
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