Title: The arcanum
First published: 1999
Description: An extraordinary episode in cultural & scientific history comes to life in the fascinating story of a genius, greed, & exquisite beauty revealed by the obsessive pursuit of the secret formula for one of the most precious commodities of eighteenth century European royalty-fine porcelain.
Subjects: Antiquarian, European Porcelain, Meissen porcelain, Nonfiction, Porcelain, European, Meißener Porzellan, Geschichte, New York Times reviewed, Pottery, european, Pottery, Porcelain, history, Porcelain, europe
People: Johann Friedrich Böttger (1682-1719), Johann Gregor Höroldt (1696-1775), Johann Joachim Kändler (1706-1775)
LC classification: NK4380 .G59 1998