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Author : Robert Jesse Charleston
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (243 download)
Download or read book Meissen and Other European Porcelain written by Robert Jesse Charleston and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Robert J. Charleston
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (251 download)
Download or read book Meissen and other European porcelain written by Robert J. Charleston and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jeffrey Munger
Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN 13 : 1588396436
Total Pages : 315 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (883 download)
Download or read book European Porcelain in The Metropolitan Museum of Art written by Jeffrey Munger and published by Metropolitan Museum of Art. This book was released on 2018-05-09 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Porcelain imported from China was the most highly coveted new medium in sixteenth- and early seventeenth-century Europe. Its pure white color, translucency, and durability, as well as the delicacy of decoration, were impossible to achieve in European earthenware and stoneware. In response, European ceramic factories set out to discover the process of producing porcelain in the Chinese manner, with significant artistic, technical, and commercial ramifications for Britain and the Continent. Indeed, not only artisans, but kings, noble patrons, and entrepreneurs all joined in the quest, hoping to gain both prestige and profit from the enterprises they established. This beautifully illustrated volume showcases ninety works that span the late sixteenth to the mid-nineteenth century and reflect the major currents of European porcelain production. Each work is illustrated with glorious new photography, accompanied by analysis and interpretation by one of the leading experts in European decorative arts. Among the wide range of porcelains selected are rare blue-and-white wares and figures from Italy, superb examples from the Meissen factory in Germany and the Sèvres factory in France, and ceramics produced by leading British eighteenth-century artisans. Taken together, they reveal why the Metropolitan Museum’s holdings in this field are among the finest in the world. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Verdana}
Author : Suzanne L. Marchand
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691204233
Total Pages : 528 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (912 download)
Download or read book Porcelain written by Suzanne L. Marchand and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2022-05-24 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This is the book on porcelain we have been waiting for. . . . A remarkable achievement."—Edmund de Waal, author of The Hare with Amber Eyes A sweeping cultural and economic history of porcelain, from the eighteenth century to the present Porcelain was invented in medieval China—but its secret recipe was first reproduced in Europe by an alchemist in the employ of the Saxon king Augustus the Strong. Saxony’s revered Meissen factory could not keep porcelain’s ingredients secret for long, however, and scores of Holy Roman princes quickly founded their own mercantile manufactories, soon to be rivaled by private entrepreneurs, eager to make not art but profits. As porcelain’s uses multiplied and its price plummeted, it lost much of its identity as aristocratic ornament, instead taking on a vast number of banal, yet even more culturally significant, roles. By the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, it became essential to bourgeois dining, and also acquired new functions in insulator tubes, shell casings, and teeth. Weaving together the experiences of entrepreneurs and artisans, state bureaucrats and female consumers, chemists and peddlers, Porcelain traces the remarkable story of “white gold” from its origins as a princely luxury item to its fate in Germany’s cataclysmic twentieth century. For three hundred years, porcelain firms have come and gone, but the industry itself, at least until very recently, has endured. After Augustus, porcelain became a quintessentially German commodity, integral to provincial pride, artisanal industrial production, and a familial sense of home. Telling the story of porcelain’s transformation from coveted luxury to household necessity and flea market staple, Porcelain offers a fascinating alternative history of art, business, taste, and consumption in Central Europe.
Author : James A. de Rothschild Collection at Waddesdon Manor
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (221 download)
Download or read book Meissen and Other European Porcelain, Oriental Porcelain written by James A. de Rothschild Collection at Waddesdon Manor and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Rijksmuseum (Amsterdam, Pays-Bas).
Publisher : Waanders Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 520 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Meissen Porcelain in the Rijksmuseum written by Rijksmuseum (Amsterdam, Pays-Bas). and published by Waanders Publishers. This book was released on 2000 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Showcases the Meissen porcelain to be found in the collection of the Rijksmuseum, thoroughly describing each piece.--Amazon.com.
Author : Robert Jesse Charleston
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (131 download)
Download or read book Meissen and Other European Porcelain written by Robert Jesse Charleston and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Samuel Wittwer
Publisher : Getty Publications
ISBN 13 : 9780892366446
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (664 download)
Download or read book A Royal Menagerie written by Samuel Wittwer and published by Getty Publications. This book was released on 2001 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Augustus the Strong (1670-1733) had long been a collector of Japanese and Chinese porcelain, and it was to house his collection that the Japanese Palace in Dresden was purchased. In 1729 Augustus enlarged the building to nearly double its original size in order to create a "porcelain palace." One gallery was to be entirely devoted to Meissen porcelain, including the exceptional animal figures that are the subject of this book and the exhibition it accompanies."--BOOK JACKET.
Author : Staatliche Porzellan-Manufaktur Meissen
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)
Download or read book Meissen '75 written by Staatliche Porzellan-Manufaktur Meissen and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John Sandon
Publisher : Shire Publications
ISBN 13 : 9780747807773
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (77 download)
Download or read book Meissen Porcelain written by John Sandon and published by Shire Publications. This book was released on 2010-08-24 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Once worth more than its weight in gold, Meissen Porcelain has graced the households of royalty and artistocracy for hundreds of years. Famed ceramic expert and Antiques Roadshow stalwart John Sandon explores the history of this precious commodity: from its mysterious discovery by an imprisoned alchemist held captive in the King of Saxony's castle, to its reputation as the most beautiful of all porcelains. Providing further insight into the beautiful world of chinaware, Meissen Porcelain is an essential topic for the growing Shire list, and a welcome volume to join Sandon's carefully detailed titles in the Shire collection: British Porcelain and Worcester Porcelain.
Author : Janet Gleeson
Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0446564796
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (465 download)
Download or read book The Arcanum written by Janet Gleeson and published by Grand Central Publishing. This book was released on 2009-09-26 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Author : Maureen Cassidy-Geiger
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780300126815
Total Pages : 406 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (268 download)
Download or read book Fragile Diplomacy written by Maureen Cassidy-Geiger and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While imported Chinese porcelain had become a valuable commodity in Europe in the seventeenth century, local attempts to produce porcelain long remained unsuccessful. At last the secret of hard-paste porcelain was uncovered, and in 1710 the first European porcelain was manufactured in Saxony. Meissen porcelain, still manufactured today, soon ranked in value with silver and gold. This thorough and lavishly illustrated volume explores the early years of Meissen porcelain and how the princes of Saxony came to use highly prized porcelain pieces as diplomatic gifts for presentation to foreign courts. An eminent team of international contributors examines the trade of Meissen with other nations, from England to Russia. They also investigate the cultural ambience of the Dresden Court, varying tastes of the markets, the wide range of porcelain objects, and their designers and makers. Individual chapters are devoted to gifts to Denmark, other German courts, the Holy Roman Empire, Italy, France, and other nations. For every Meissen collector or enthusiast, this book will be not only a treasured handbook but also a source of visual delight.
Author : Irwin Untermyer
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 466 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Meissen and Other Continental Porcelain, Faience and Enamel in the Irwin Untermyer Collection written by Irwin Untermyer and published by . This book was released on 1956 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Gerhard Röbbig
Publisher : Hirmer Verlag
ISBN 13 : 9783777442259
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (422 download)
Download or read book Cabinet Pieces written by Gerhard Röbbig and published by Hirmer Verlag. This book was released on 2008 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Meissen figures, groups, animals and birds of the first half of the eighteenth century constitute not only a unique chapter in European ceramics but also a multi-faceted portrait of a society marked by humour, tolerance, scientific curiosity, and interest in all fields of art. Amongst the most original and beautiful artistic creations of this period are the porcelain birds modelled by Johann Joachim K�ndler. The present volume is the first comprehensive survey of more than one hundred porcelain birds by Johann Joachim K�ndler (1706-1775). This prolific sculptor created the models for all of these figures during the twenty-year period from his entry into service at the manufactory in 1731 up until 1750. The vast majority of these rare and magnificently coloured masterpieces were inspired by the observation of live specimens and are still unparalleled today. A total of 115 bird figures are published here along with the latest research findings and a wealth of historical cross-references and background. In some cases, the provenance of the figures can be traced back to the original royal collections or to those of the Rothschilds, Ole Olsen, and others. Without exception, all the present pieces now form part of European private collections. The original German-language publication was the catalogue of the exhibition Kabinettst�cke - Die Mei�ener Porzellanv�gel von Johann Joachim K�ndler 1706 -1775 (Munich, October 20 to November 18, 2006), in which the general public enjoyed an exceptional opportunity to see these masterpieces from private collections gathered together under one roof.
Author : Robert Jesse Charleston
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (721 download)
Download or read book Meissen and Other European Porcelain written by Robert Jesse Charleston and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Robert J. Charleston
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (886 download)
Download or read book Meissen and other European porcelain written by Robert J. Charleston and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Uwe Geissler
Publisher : Schiffer Craft
ISBN 13 : 9780764302800
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (28 download)
Download or read book Painting Porcelain in the Meissen Style written by Uwe Geissler and published by Schiffer Craft. This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn the classic porcelain painting techniques from Meissen (Germany) that rank among the most beautiful and precious of all porcelain art. In many full-color, step-by-step illustrations, the author shows how the porcelain painter can create decorations in the Meissen manner. Especially popular are thirty-six flower motifs, the classic onion pattern, and green grapevine decorations.
