An Illustrated Dictionary of Ceramics: Defining 3,054 Terms Relating to Wares, Materials, Processes, Styles, Patterns, and Shapes from Antiquity to t [Paperback]

George Savage (Author), Harold Newman (Author), John Patrick Cushion (Compiler)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 2000

A reference for collectors, dealers and all those interested in ceramics, embracing the vast range of ceramic types and terminology, from antiquity to the present day. It is also concerned with the physical nature of pottery and porcelain, as with periods, dynasties and general categories of wares.

Editorial Reviews

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Recommended to collectors of pottery of all kinds . . . an excellent summary of its subject. -- Country Life

About the Author

George Savage was the author of Porcelain Through the Ages and many other books on porcelain and the decorative arts. Harold Newman wrote the companion volumes An Illustrated Dictionary of Glass, An Illustrated Dictionary of Jewelry, and An Illustrated Dictionary of Silverware.

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Thames & Hudson (May 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0500273804
• ISBN-13: 978-0500273807
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 6.7 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #949,920 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent reference book, good reading, November 16, 2002

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This review is from: An Illustrated Dictionary of Ceramics: Defining 3,054 Terms Relating to Wares, Materials, Processes, Styles, Patterns, and Shapes from Antiquity to t (Paperback)

This is quite the best specialist dictionary for collectors and dealers, and for translators like myself, checking that the English expression means what we hope. But there is a danger. Look up one expression and you find yourself reading several other entries as well, just for the fun of it. A most entertaining and erudite work. I know of nothing else to match it.