The art of the potter : a book for the collector and connoisseur / by W.B. Honey
London : Faber and Faber, 1944. First Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age, with slight wear to top spine band. Light uniform sun-toning to spine. Some foxing to edges only. Remains well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #448906
Physical description; xvi, 111 pages 160 plates on 80 leaves 26 cm. Notes; "First published in Mcmxlvi." Contents; Introduction : the collector and the community -- Notes on the technique and aesthetics of pottery: materials and processes; form; incised, slip and other decoration in clay; painting; figure-modelling; a note on pottery colour -- Three types of excellence in pottery: Corean wares of the Yi Dynasty; the beginnings of porcelain in Europe; modern English pottery and porcelain. Subjects; Pottery. Pottery Collectors and collecting. Pottery History. Pottery Expertising. Korean pottery. Porcelain Europe History. English pottery 20th century.
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