V & A: European Ceramics - Softcover

Hildyard, Robin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 185177260X ISBN 13: 9781851772605

Publisher: V&A, 1999

Synopsis

The history of ceramics is extraordinarily diverse, ranging from crude clay utensils to highly decorative pieces of immense beauty and craftsmanship. Now with a new cover this classic V&A book draws on the Museum's extensive collection to trace the story of European ceramics from the end of the Middle Ages to the present day. Key developments, techniques, discoveries and styles - from earthenware, stoneware and tin-glaze to the invention of porcelain and the impact of industrialisation - are highlighted in this richly illustrated volume.

About this title

Review:

'The fact that such wide-ranging books of this kind are unusual these days of subject specialisation makes this volume doubly valuable' --Ceramics Review

From the Publisher:

Review quote
"The fact that such wide-ranging books of this kind are unusual in these days of subject specialisation makes this volume doubly valuable." CERAMIC REVIEW

About this edition

• Publisher: V&A
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 185177260X
• ISBN 13: 9781851772605
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 144