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Book Pottery and Porcelain  From Early Times Down to the Philadelphia Exhibition of 1876

Download or read book Pottery and Porcelain From Early Times Down to the Philadelphia Exhibition of 1876 written by Charles Wyllys Elliott and published by Library of Alexandria. This book was released on 2020-09-28 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ÊWHAT we have attempted has been to gather and present, in a way to be easily understood, the most important facts respecting ÒPottery and Porcelain.Ó The study of this interesting subject has for more than a century been constant in Europe, and notably so during the last twenty-five years. A correct knowledge of it may now almost be called a liberal education. In the United States something has been done; and the public mind is now asking, ÒWhat is it that makes Ôpottery and porcelainÕ so attractive to scholars, statesmen, women, and wits?Ó In some degree we have answered this question. My part of the work has been to gather where I could such historical and technical facts and such illustrations as seemed most valuable, not only to the student but to the collector. Many of these came from Europe, of course, where since Queen AnneÕs day the love of Òold chinaÓ has at times risen to enthusiasm. But I have drawn from our own collections whenever it has been possible. In the preparation and engraving of the illustrations I hope the judicious critic, as well as the judicious public, will give due credit to the publishers and their artists, who, it seems to me, deserve great praise for having so well done what they have undertaken to do. Permit me to say a word forcollectors. Busy men who are making railways and coal-pits, under the pleasing illusion that they are developing the country more than the rest of us, are apt to think a man with any hobby except that of making money is wasting his time. I would like to remind the reader that there are a fewÑmany of them young men and young women tooÑwho have money enough for all reasonable wants, and who do not care to waste time and life in getting more money, for which they have no special uses; these persons find a perennial occupation in the study, the comparison, the purchasing, the collecting, of all that will illustrate their subject of studyÑtheir hobby. Around this subject of pottery and porcelain may be grouped, if one so pleases, all the habits, the wants, the inventions, the growths, of human society. Some have yet a notion that the study of the politics and the fightings of man is most important; others, how man came to be an Arminian or an Augustinian; others, whether the sun is or is not gradually cooling down, and must finally cease to be, or whether, on the contrary, its flames are fed by the self-sacrificing stars. Without detracting from their labors, I beg leave to say that my great hobby or central fact being the home, I hold that whatever makes that interesting, beautiful, or useful, is, or should be, interesting, beautiful, and useful, to all the world. I believe that what we call politics, or government, is only valuable in that it helps to create and to protect desirable homes; all the restÑall the speeches, and processions, and crownings, and court-balls, and receptions, and dinnersÑare Òleather and prunella.Ó

Book POTTERY   PORCELAIN FROM EARLY

    Book Details:
  • Author : Charles Wyllys 1817-1883 Elliott
  • Publisher : Wentworth Press
  • Release : 2016-08-28
  • ISBN : 9781371922290
  • Pages : 378 pages

Download or read book POTTERY PORCELAIN FROM EARLY written by Charles Wyllys 1817-1883 Elliott and published by Wentworth Press. This book was released on 2016-08-28 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Book Pottery and Porcelain

    Book Details:
  • Author : Charles Wyllys Elliott
  • Publisher : Forgotten Books
  • Release : 2015-06-25
  • ISBN : 9781330377475
  • Pages : 364 pages

Download or read book Pottery and Porcelain written by Charles Wyllys Elliott and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-06-25 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Pottery and Porcelain: From Early Times Down to the Philadelphia Exhibition of 1876 What we have attempted has been to gather and present, in a way to be easily understood, the most important facts respecting "Pottery and Porcelain." The study of this interesting subject has for more than a century been constant in Europe, and notably so during the last twenty-five years. A correct knowledge of it may now almost be called a liberal education. In the United States something has been done; and the public mind is now asking, "What is it that makes 'pottery and porcelain' so attractive to scholars, statesmen, women, and wits?" In some degree we have answered this question. My part of the work has been to gather where I could such historical and technical facts and such illustrations as seemed most valuable, not only to the student but to the collector. Many of these came from Europe, of course, where since Queen Anne's day the love of "old china" has at times risen to enthusiasm. But I have drawn from our own collections whenever it has been possible. In the preparation and engraving of the illustrations I hope the judicious critic, as well as the judicious public, will give due credit to the publishers and their artists, who, it seems to me, deserve great praise for having so well done what they have undertaken to do. Permit me to say a word for collectors. 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.

Book Pottery and Porcelain

    Book Details:
  • Author : Charles Wyllys Elliott
  • Publisher : Forgotten Books
  • Release : 2017-12-25
  • ISBN : 9780484701617
  • Pages : 364 pages

Download or read book Pottery and Porcelain written by Charles Wyllys Elliott and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-25 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Pottery and Porcelain: From Early Times Down to the Philadelphia Exhibition of 1876 In some degree we have answered this question. My part of the work has been to gather Where I could such historical and technical facts and such illustrations as seemed most valuable, not only to the student but to the collector. 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.

Book A Bibliography of Clays and the Ceramic Arts

Download or read book A Bibliography of Clays and the Ceramic Arts written by John Casper Branner and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Catalogue of the Library of the Peabody Institute of the City of Baltimore

Download or read book Catalogue of the Library of the Peabody Institute of the City of Baltimore written by Anonymous and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-01-09 with total page 966 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.

Book Catalogue of the Library and a Brief List of the Engravings and Etchings Belonging to Theodore Irwin  Oswego  N Y

Download or read book Catalogue of the Library and a Brief List of the Engravings and Etchings Belonging to Theodore Irwin Oswego N Y written by Theodore Irwin and published by . This book was released on 1887 with total page 550 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Catalogue of the Library of the Patent Office  Authors

Download or read book Catalogue of the Library of the Patent Office Authors written by Great Britain. Patent Office. Library and published by . This book was released on 1881 with total page 748 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Accumulation   Display

Download or read book Accumulation Display written by Deborah Anne Federhen and published by Winterthur Museum. This book was released on 1986 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book A Critical Dictionary of English Literature  and British and American Authors  Living and Deceased  from the Earliest Accounts to the Middle of the Nineteenth Century

Download or read book A Critical Dictionary of English Literature and British and American Authors Living and Deceased from the Earliest Accounts to the Middle of the Nineteenth Century written by Samuel Austin Allibone and published by . This book was released on 1891 with total page 758 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Library Catalog

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  • Author : Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.). Library
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1960
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 1008 pages

Download or read book Library Catalog written by Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.). Library and published by . This book was released on 1960 with total page 1008 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Catalogue of the California State Library

Download or read book Catalogue of the California State Library written by California State Library and published by . This book was released on 1889 with total page 1190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: