Author : G. Bernard Hughes
Release : 2004-11
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English Porcelain and Bone China - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook English Porcelain and Bone China write by G. Bernard Hughes. This book was released on 2004-11. English Porcelain and Bone China available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This highly illustrated guide to porcelain and bone china gives detailed information essential to the non-expert for appraising each individual piece and determining its origin. English porcelains rank amongst the finest ever made; bone china was a wholly English development and was the admiration and envy of the world. This book provides detailed technical knowledge of factory processes, colours and glazes, of decorative styles and social fashions. Porcelain marks are fully explained to allow the collector to identify pieces. The gradual changes in technique and output that took place within all the major porcelain factories are described, allowing the collector to explain and date many unusual specimens.