European Porcelain
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European Porcelain In The Metropolitan Museum Of Art
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Author : Jeffrey Munger
language : en
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Release Date : 2018-05-09
European Porcelain In The Metropolitan Museum Of Art written by Jeffrey Munger and has been published by Metropolitan Museum of Art this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-05-09 with Antiques & Collectibles categories.
Porcelain imported from China was the most highly coveted new medium in sixteenth- and early seventeenth-century Europe. Its pure white color, translucency, and durability, as well as the delicacy of decoration, were impossible to achieve in European earthenware and stoneware. In response, European ceramic factories set out to discover the process of producing porcelain in the Chinese manner, with significant artistic, technical, and commercial ramifications for Britain and the Continent. Indeed, not only artisans, but kings, noble patrons, and entrepreneurs all joined in the quest, hoping to gain both prestige and profit from the enterprises they established. This beautifully illustrated volume showcases ninety works that span the late sixteenth to the mid-nineteenth century and reflect the major currents of European porcelain production. Each work is illustrated with glorious new photography, accompanied by analysis and interpretation by one of the leading experts in European decorative arts. Among the wide range of porcelains selected are rare blue-and-white wares and figures from Italy, superb examples from the Meissen factory in Germany and the Sèvres factory in France, and ceramics produced by leading British eighteenth-century artisans. Taken together, they reveal why the Metropolitan Museum’s holdings in this field are among the finest in the world. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Verdana}
European Ceramics
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Author : R. J. C. Hildyard
language : en
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Release Date : 1999
European Ceramics written by R. J. C. Hildyard and has been published by University of Pennsylvania Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Antiques & Collectibles categories.
The history of ceramics is extraordinarily diverse, ranging from crude clay utensils to highly decorative pieces of immense beauty and craftsmanship. This lively book traces the story of European ceramics from the end of the Middle Ages to the present day.
An Introduction To European Porcelain
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Author : Harriet Wynter
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1972
An Introduction To European Porcelain written by Harriet Wynter and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1972 with Art categories.
Porcelain
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Author : Suzanne L. Marchand
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2020-06-30
Porcelain written by Suzanne L. Marchand and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-06-30 with History categories.
"This is the book on porcelain we have been waiting for. . . . A remarkable achievement."—Edmund de Waal, author of The Hare with Amber Eyes A sweeping cultural and economic history of porcelain, from the eighteenth century to the present Porcelain was invented in medieval China—but its secret recipe was first reproduced in Europe by an alchemist in the employ of the Saxon king Augustus the Strong. Saxony’s revered Meissen factory could not keep porcelain’s ingredients secret for long, however, and scores of Holy Roman princes quickly founded their own mercantile manufactories, soon to be rivaled by private entrepreneurs, eager to make not art but profits. As porcelain’s uses multiplied and its price plummeted, it lost much of its identity as aristocratic ornament, instead taking on a vast number of banal, yet even more culturally significant, roles. By the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, it became essential to bourgeois dining, and also acquired new functions in insulator tubes, shell casings, and teeth. Weaving together the experiences of entrepreneurs and artisans, state bureaucrats and female consumers, chemists and peddlers, Porcelain traces the remarkable story of “white gold” from its origins as a princely luxury item to its fate in Germany’s cataclysmic twentieth century. For three hundred years, porcelain firms have come and gone, but the industry itself, at least until very recently, has endured. After Augustus, porcelain became a quintessentially German commodity, integral to provincial pride, artisanal industrial production, and a familial sense of home. Telling the story of porcelain’s transformation from coveted luxury to household necessity and flea market staple, Porcelain offers a fascinating alternative history of art, business, taste, and consumption in Central Europe.
Directory Of European Porcelain
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Author : Ludwig Danckert
language : en
Publisher: N. A. G. Press
Release Date : 1981-01-01
Directory Of European Porcelain written by Ludwig Danckert and has been published by N. A. G. Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1981-01-01 with Porcelain categories.
Meissen And Other European Porcelain
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Author : Robert Jesse Charleston
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1971
Meissen And Other European Porcelain written by Robert Jesse Charleston and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1971 with Meissen porcelain categories.
Looking At European Ceramics
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Author : David Harris Cohen
language : en
Publisher: Getty Publications
Release Date : 1993
Looking At European Ceramics written by David Harris Cohen and has been published by Getty Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Porcelain, European categories.
Looking at European Ceramics presents concise and readable explanations of the technical terms most frequently encountered by museum-goers. It will be invaluable to all those wishing to increase their understanding and enjoyment of European ceramics.
Fascination Of Fragility
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Author : Ulrich Pietsch
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2010
Fascination Of Fragility written by Ulrich Pietsch and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Ceramic tableware categories.
European Porcelain
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Author : Jan Diviš
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1983
European Porcelain written by Jan Diviš and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1983 with Porcelain, European categories.
European Porcelain
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Author : Emil Hannover
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1925
European Porcelain written by Emil Hannover and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1925 with Pottery categories.