29/03/2021
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📚 European Porcelain in the Metropolitan Museum of Arts (J. H. Munger, 2018) - The quest to discover the process of making porcelain was one of the defining aspects of post-Renaissance Europe, and it had significant artistic, technical, and commercial ramifications. This beautifully illustrated book showcases ninety works, spanning the late 16th to the mid-19th century, and reflecting the major currents of European porcelain production.
📚The City of Blue and White (A. Gerritsen, 2020) - It all started from China... In this beautifully illustrated study, author asks how Chinese could manufacture such quality, quantity and variety. She explores how objects tell the story of the past, connecting texts with objects, objects with natural resources, and skilled hands with the shapes and designs they produced.
📚 Wedgwood. A Story of Creation & Innovation (A. Rawsthorn, G. Blake-Roberts, 2017) - The most comprehensive presentation to date of Wedgwood, English purveyor of fine china, porcelain, and luxury accessories known for its timeless, elegant, and classic designs.
📚Collecting Chinese and Japanese Porcelain in Pre-Revolutionary Paris (S. Castelluccio, 2013) - This beautifully illustrated volume traces the changing market for Chinese and Japanese porcelain in Paris from the early years of the reign of Louis XIV (1643–1715) through the eighteenth century.
📚 If These Pots Could Talk (I. Noël Hume, 2001) - The book brings British history to life through accessible story about the everyday ceramic objects. It presents "a panoramic view of pottery in Britain and her colonies from the landing of the Romans to the bad intentions of the Germans in 1939."
