The Arts and Crafts of Older Spain, Volume 3 (of 3)Williams, Leonard
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The Arts and Crafts of Older Spain, Volume 3 (of 3)
Williams, Leonard
Decorative arts -- Spain -- History
We find also, says Riaño, the following figures of painted and glazed
porcelain:--
Four seasons (two sizes).
Groups of two figures.
Figure of a Moorish king.
" of musicians and huntsmen.
" of peasants.
" of Chinese.
Small figures of a gardener and female companion.
Figures of soldiers in the German style.
From 1789 to 1797, continues Riaño, the following kinds of pottery were
made at Alcora:--
Hard paste porcelain (French).
Porcelain of three different kinds called Spanish.
Porcelain of pipeclay (English).
Blue pipeclay porcelain.
Marbled pipeclay porcelain.
_Bucaros_, painted and gilt.
Strasburg ware.
Porcelain painted _en froid_.
Marbled and gilt wares, hitherto unknown.
_Porcelain (Frita)._
Porcelain painted with gilt lines.
" painted without gold.
" (_frita_), canary colour.
Boxes in relief.
" plain.
Porcelain (_frita_), painted with marble wares.
Plain boxes of the same kind.
Porcelain (_frita_), of blue and brown ground.
Cups and saucers of a similar kind.
_Biscuit Porcelain._
Figures.
Vases.
Pedestals.
White porcelain (_frita_) cups of different kinds.
" porcelain, ornamented and plain.
Boxes with busts.
Boxes with ornamentations in relief.
Vases for holding flowers, plates, etc.
Large figures of the four seasons.
Flower vases with rams' heads.
Plain boxes.
Boxes with ornaments in relief.
_White Porcelain._
Plates, cups, etc.
Figures of different kinds.
_Painted Porcelain._
Cups, saucers, plates, etc.
Cream-pots.
Plain snuff-boxes, or in the shape of a dog.
Fruit-stands in relief.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
The following is a fairly complete list of the works I have
consulted for the preparation of these volumes.
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ALBA, DUCHESS OF BERWICK AND. _Catálogo de las colecciones expuestas en
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ALDERETE. _Antigüedades de España._
ALZOLA Y MINONDO, PABLO. _El Arte Industrial en España._ Bilbao, 1892.
AMADOR DE LOS RÍOS. _El Arte Latino-Bizantino en España y las Coronas
Visigodas de Guarrazar._ Madrid, 1861.
ANTÓN, FRANCISCO. _Estudio sobre el Coro de la Catedral de Zamora_; 1904.
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_Arte en España, El_; 8 vols.
_Arts italiens en Espagne, Les, ou histoire des artistes italiens qui
contribuerent à embellir les Castilles._ Rome, 1825.
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