German Porcelain of the 18th Century: Höchst, Frankenthal and Ludwigsburg

German Porcelain of the 18th Century: Höchst, Frankenthal and Ludwigsburg
Title German Porcelain of the 18th Century: Höchst, Frankenthal and Ludwigsburg PDF eBook
Author Erika Pauls-Eisenbeiss
Publisher
Pages 340
Release 1972
Genre Porcelain
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Porcelain Analysis and Its Role in the Forensic Attribution of Ceramic Specimens

Porcelain Analysis and Its Role in the Forensic Attribution of Ceramic Specimens
Title Porcelain Analysis and Its Role in the Forensic Attribution of Ceramic Specimens PDF eBook
Author Howell G. M. Edwards
Publisher Springer Nature
Pages 585
Release 2021-11-09
Genre Technology & Engineering
ISBN 3030809528

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The material for this book arose from the author’s research into porcelains over many years, as a collector in appreciation of their artistic beauty , as an analytical chemist in the scientific interrogation of their body paste, enamel pigments and glaze compositions, and as a ceramic historian in the assessment of their manufactory foundations and their correlation with available documentation relating to their recipes and formulations. A discussion of the role of analysis in the framework of a holistic assessment of artworks and specifically the composition of porcelain, namely hard paste, soft paste, phosphatic, bone china and magnesian, is followed by its growth from its beginnings in China to its importation into Europe in the 16th Century. A survey of European porcelain manufactories in the 17th and 18th Centuries is followed by a description of the raw materials, minerals and recipes for porcelain manufacture and details of the chemistry of the high temperature firing processes involved therein. The historical backgrounds to several important European factories are considered, highlighting the imperfections in the written record that have been perpetuated through the ages. The analytical chemical information derived from the interrogation of specimens, from fragments, shards or perfect finished items, is reviewed and operational protocols established for the identification of a factory output from the data presented. Several case studies are examined in detail across several porcelain manufactories to indicate the role adopted by modern analytical science, with information provided at the quantitative elemental oxide and qualitative molecular spectroscopic levels, where applicable. The attribution of a specimen to a particular factory is either supported thereby or in some cases a potential reassessment of an earlier attribution is indicated. Overall, the information provided by analytical chemical data is seen to be extremely useful for porcelain identification and for its potential attribution in the context of a holistic forensic evaluation of hitherto unknown porcelain exemplars of questionable factory origins.

Catalogue of the Library

Catalogue of the Library
Title Catalogue of the Library PDF eBook
Author Hispanic Society of America. Library
Publisher
Pages 718
Release 1962
Genre Civilization, Hispanic
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The Concise Encyclopedia of Continental Pottery and Porcelain

The Concise Encyclopedia of Continental Pottery and Porcelain
Title The Concise Encyclopedia of Continental Pottery and Porcelain PDF eBook
Author Reginald George Haggar
Publisher
Pages 544
Release 1960
Genre Porcelain
ISBN

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This magnificent book, compiled by one of the world's best-known authorities, is the most comprehensive encylopedia of Continental pottery and porcelain every published. It gives concise but complete enteries from A to Z, covering factories, manufacturers, artists, processes, materials, special terminology, and potters' and artists' marks from all the pottery and porcelain centers of Europe. Ilustrated with 24 magnificent full page, colored plates, 160 pages of monochrome photographs, and over 1,600 line drawings. This volume is a companion to the much-sought-after The Concise Encyclopedia of English Pottery and Porcelain.--Amazon.com.

The Magazine Antiques

The Magazine Antiques
Title The Magazine Antiques PDF eBook
Author
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Pages 744
Release 1979
Genre Antiques
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Bradshaw’s Continental Railway Guide (full edition)

Bradshaw’s Continental Railway Guide (full edition)
Title Bradshaw’s Continental Railway Guide (full edition) PDF eBook
Author Bloomsbury Publishing
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing
Pages 915
Release 2013-01-20
Genre Transportation
ISBN 1908402695

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A facsimile edition of Bradshaw's fascinating guide to Europe's rail network. Bradshaw's descriptive railway handbook of Europe was originally published in 1913 and was the inspiration behind Michael Portillo's BBC television series 'Great Continental Railway Journeys'. It is divided into three sections: timetables for services covering the continent; short guides to the best places to see and to stay in each city; and a wealth of advertisements and ephemeral materials concerning hotels, restaurants and services that might be required by the early twentieth century rail traveller. This beautifully illustrated facsimile edition offers a fascinating glimpse of Europe and of a transport network that was shortly devastated by the greatest war the world had ever seen.

The Connoisseur

The Connoisseur
Title The Connoisseur PDF eBook
Author
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Pages 708
Release 1979
Genre Art
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