Pottery and Porcelain, from early times down to the Philadelphia exhibition of 1876Elliott, Charles Wyllys
History
Pottery and Porcelain, from early times down to the Philadelphia exhibition of 1876
Elliott, Charles Wyllys
Pottery -- History; Pottery -- Marks
MANUFACTURE.--The following books treat more particularly of the
processes of manufacture of pottery and porcelain, only
incidentally touching the artistic history. They are mostly in
French, viz.: Brongniart, "Traité des Arts Céramiques," two volumes
of text and one of plates. This is well illustrated, and cited by
all writers on the subject as high authority. Figuier, in the first
volume of the "Merveilles de l'Industrie," which treats both sides
of the subject, is very fully illustrated as regards both the
manufacture and the art-history of glass, pottery, and porcelain.
Other briefer treatises are those by Guillery,
Bastenaire-Daudenart, Boyer, and a treatise on pottery (Paris,
1772), in volume ii. of the "Description des Arts et Métiers." In
English: Tomlinson's "Brief History," from the "Encyclopædia
Britannica;" and Arnoux, in volume iii. of Bevans's "British
Manufacturing Industries." See also Turgau, "Les Grandes Usines de
France," for history of the Sèvres porcelain; Denistoun, "Dukes of
Urbino," volume iii., page 382, for an account of the manufacture
of maiolica in the duchy of Urbino; Rosina, "Memoria sulle
Stoviglie," on manufacture of utensils and analysis of clays in the
Lombardo-Venetian territory.
The following books give some practical instructions on painting,
enameling, etc.: Tilton, "Designs and Instructions for decorating
Pottery;" Snell, "Practical Instructions;" "Art Recreations;"
Gessart, "Art of Enameling;" Sutherland, "Practical Guide;"
Reboulleau.
MARKS AND MONOGRAMS.--Chaffers's "Marks and Monograms," which
contains also an historical essay on English pottery, with
illustrations; also his "Collector's Hand-book"--a
concisely-arranged volume of fac-similes of marks, a supplement to
the work just named; Mareschal, "Iconographie de la Faïence"--a
dictionary of ceramic artists and marks, with colored illustrations
of the different styles; Hooper and Phillips, "Manual"--a
dictionary of easy reference; Demmin, "Guide de l'Amateur de
Faïences" (two volumes)--a comprehensive, illustrated work of high
authority; Bohn's "Guide to Knowledge of Pottery and Porcelain,"
containing also a priced catalogue of the Bernal collection, and an
essay; Maze, "Recherches," illustrated by photographs; Meteyard's
"Wedgwood Hand-book"--a thorough history of this exquisite ware.
See also a work by the same author, for admirable photographs of
Wedgwood's principal works, and Fortnum's "Catalogue of Maiolica."
The following books treat of the history of pottery and porcelain
of different countries and periods:
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