Sotheby's concise encyclopedia of porcelain / general editor David Battie

Battie, David

ISBN 10: 1850292515 / ISBN 13: 9781850292517

Published by London : Conran Octopus, 1990

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Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 208p : col.ill ; 29cm. Notes; Bibliography: p193. - Includes index. Contents; Foreword / Julian Thompson -- Introduction / David Battie -- The discovery of porcelain / Gordon Lang -- Qing imperial porcelain / David Priestley -- Chinese export porcelain / Geoffrey Godden -- Japanese porcelain / Oliver Impey and Lars Tharp -- Early Continental porcelain / Anthony du Boulay, Tamara Prčaud and Lars Tharp -- Early English porcelain / Simon Spero -- English and Welsh porcelain 1780 to 1820 / Terry Lockett and Jimmy Jones -- Continental porcelain 1780 to 1930 / Mark Newstead and Tamara Prčaud -- Late British and American porcelain / Henry Sandon, Joan Jones and Garrison Stradling -- Fakes and forgeries / Davie Battie -- Bibliography -- Glossary -- Biographies -- Map and time chart -- Index. Subjects; Porcelain History. Porcelain Encyclopedias. Porcelain Dictionaries. Ceramics. Porcelain. Porcelain history Encyclopaedias. Ceramic history. Ceramics. Encyclopedias. 1 Kg.

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• Title: Sotheby's concise encyclopedia of porcelain / general editor David Battie
• Publisher: London : Conran Octopus
• Publication Date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1850292515
• ISBN 13: 9781850292517
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st edition.
• Weight: 1 kilogram

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Beautiful illustrations and a detailed yet concise historical text by Sotheby's director David Battie and a team of notable experts chronicle the evolution of porcelain from circa 600 A.D. to the present. Chapters focus on the decorative innovations and commercial efforts of the primary fine porcelain producers, from the Orient to Europe and America, helping the reader distinguish among hard and soft paste porcelain, wucai, encre de Chine, and Imari. The book also highlights the Oriental influence on such European earthenware as delftware, faience, and maiolica porcelain. A particularly delightful chapter by Battie treats fakes and forgeries. Support material includes a glossary of terms and a list of key factories and important names in the development of porcelain. This invaluable guide will be appreciated by collectors of all kinds.
- Stephen Allan Patrick, East Tennesssee State Univ. Lib., Johnson City
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.