The art of the potter : a book for the collector and connoisseur / by W.B. Honey
1946, 2nd impression. London : Faber and Faber. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Slightly sun toned. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Item #441047
Physical description; xvi, 111 pages, 160 plates on 80 leaves, 26 cm. 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 Expertising. Pottery : aesthetics. Pottery Collectors and collecting.
Price: €18.95