Author: Ashmolean Museum. Fortnum Collection
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Category : Majolica
Languages : en
Pages : 220

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Author: Charles Drury Edward Fortnum
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Category : Majolica
Languages : en
Pages : 672

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Author: C. Drury E. Fortnum
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Category : Majolica
Languages : en
Pages : 214

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Author: Charles Drury Edward Fortnum
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780428566012
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 656

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Excerpt from Maiolica: A Historical Treatise on the Glazed and Enamelled Earthenwares of Italy, With Marks and Monograms, Also Some Notice of the Persian, Damascus, Rhodian, and Hispano-Moresque Wares During the quarter of a century that has elapsed since the compilation of the historical introductions and special notices of potteries for the Catalogue of 1872, Important additions have been made to our knowledge by the researches of assiduous investigators in Italy and elsewhere, followed by the publication of documents and treatises relating to the various local potteries, and to the history of the master potters and artists to whom we owe so many beautiful examples of ceramic skill. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author: Timothy Wilson
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN: 1588395618
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 394

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The form of tin-glazed earthenware known as maiolica reveals much about the culture and spirit of Renaissance Italy. Engagingly decorative, often spectacularly colorful, sometimes whimsical or frankly bawdy, these magnificent objects, which were generally made for use rather than simple ornamentation, present a fascinating glimpse into the realities of daily life. Though not as well known as Renaissance painting and sculpture, maiolica is also prized by collectors and amateurs of the decorative arts the world over. This volume offers highlights of the world-class collection of maiolica at the Metropolitan Museum. It presents 135 masterpieces that reflect more than four hundred years of exquisite artistry, ranging from early pieces from Pesaro—including an eight-figure group of the Lamentation, the largest, most ambitious piece of sculpture produced in a Renaissance maiolica workshop—to everyday objects such as albarelli (pharmacy jars), bella donna plates, and humorous genre scenes. Each piece has been newly photographed for this volume, and each is presented with a full discussion, provenance, exhibition history, publication history, notes on form and glaze, and condition report. Two essays by Timothy Wilson, widely considered the foremost scholar in the field, provide overviews of the history and technique of maiolica as well as an account of the formation of The Met's collection. Also featured is a wide-ranging introduction by Luke Syson that examines how the function of an object governed the visual and compositional choices made by the pottery painter. As the latest volume in The Met's series of decorative arts highlights, Maiolica is an invaluable resource for scholars and collectors as well as an absorbing general introduction to a multifaceted subject.

Author: Charles Drury Edward 1820-1899 Fortnum
Publisher: Wentworth Press
ISBN: 9781371492465
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 660

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Author: Charles Drury Edward Fortnum
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Languages : en
Pages : 546

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Author: Anderson Galleries, Inc
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Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 626

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Author: Isabelle Gadoin
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000437000
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 232

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This book examines British collectors of so-called Persian art (a broad umbrella term then covering a large portion of Islamic art) in the late 19th century, including ceramics, metalwork, carpets, textiles and woodwork. Based on a foundational event, the very first exhibition of “Persian and Arab Art” held by a London Gentlemen’s Club in 1885, this book follows one generation of men, retracing the subtle shades of difference among “amateurs,” “connoisseurs,” “experts” and “collectors,” and exploring all the mechanisms of the construction of a collective fascination for the Orient. Isabelle Gadoin uncovers some of the first “scientific” analyses of Islamic objects and of the first private notebooks or exhibition catalogues, to provide an in-depth study of the way Westerners talked about Islamic objects and began to define what would become Islamic art history. All the while, Gadoin unravels the skein of Western prejudice, Romantic fancy, sincere admiration and ruthless appropriation, in art collecting, to write a new chapter of Orientalist history. The book will be of interest to scholars working in art history, history of collecting, colonialism and postcolonialism, and Orientalism.

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Category : Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 940

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