The Art of Ceramics
Subtitle: European Ceramic Design 1500-1830 (Bard Graduate Centre for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design & Culture)
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: June 1, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9780300083873
Subjects: History of art & design styles: c 1400 to c 1600; History of art & design styles: c 1600 to c 1800; Modern period, c 1500 onwards; Europe; Ceramic Arts And Crafts; Art; Art & Art Instruction; Pottery, European; European; Ceramics; Art / History / European; Art and society; Pottery & Ceramics; Sculpture; Design; History
Description: "The great age of European ceramic design began around 1500 and ended in the early nineteenth century with the introduction of large-scale production of ceramics. This book is the first complete history of European ceramic design and decoration during this period, presenting it not only in art-historical terms but also in the context of the era's social, cultural, economic, and scientific developments.".

"Comprehensive, engrossing, and lavishly illustrated, the book is essential reading for anyone interested in ceramics and their history."--BOOK JACKET.