Beskrivelse
INDHOLD: The ancient world. – Prehistoric Near East. – Prehistoric Europe. – The Far East. – China. – Korea. – Indo-China. – Japan. – The lands of Islam. – The early period 9th – 11th centuries. – The medieval period 12th – 14th centuries. – Sgraffato wares of North and North Western Iran. – Persian pottery. – Mamluk wares of Egypt and Syria. – Europe: The lead-glaze tradition and salt-glazed stoneware. – Byzantine pottery. – Medieval pottery in Italy and Northern Europe. – Renaissance pottery. – Stoneware. – Europe: The tin-glaze tradition. – The development of Maiolica. – The influence of China and domincane of Delft 1630-1700. – The 18th century: The dominance of Frande and influence og European porcelain. – European porcelain. – Early soft-paste procelain. – German hard-paste porcelain. – Meissen. – Other German centres. – Developments in Italy. – The dominance of Sevres. – French soft-paste procealin. – French hard-paste procelain. – Seperate developments in England. – Other European centres: Denmark, Sweden, Holland, Russia. – Staffordshire and the rise of Industrialism. – Early stonewares. – Lead-glazed and variegated wares.- White salt-glazed stoneware. – Creamware. – Wegdwood pottery. – Other Staffordshire potters. – The Leeds pottery and other centres. – English-style pottery in Europe. – The moderne world. – Pottery in industrial age from 1830. – Porcelain from 1830. – The moderne movement in industrial ceramics from 1860. – Artist-potters from 1860. – The primitive world. – Pre-Eruopean America. – Africa. – Oceania. – Glossary of terms. – Factory marks. – Index.- Indbundet med omslag. – Illustreret med sort/hvide og farvefotografier. – 352 sider. – Stort format. – Pænt eksemplar.