Pottery and Porcelain, from early times down to the Philadelphia exhibition of 1876

A richly illustrated historical survey traces the development of ceramic art from ancient hand-made wares through classical and medieval traditions to modern porcelain and nineteenth-century exhibitions. It explains production techniques, decorative styles, regional schools, and characteristic marks and monograms, illustrating examples from Roman, Greek, Gallic, East Asian, and indigenous American traditions. Practical advice for collectors and descriptions of museum holdings accompany discussions of technological processes, kiln practices, and aesthetic change across periods. Plates and engravings support the technical descriptions and the appendix presents reference tables and an index for identification.