Wedgwood [Hardcover]

Robin Reilly (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 1600 pages
• Publisher: Grove's Dictionaries (January 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0935859837
• ISBN-13: 978-0935859836
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 8.2 x 2.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,243,292 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Grudgingly necessary, March 2, 2004

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Jonathan Rickard "mocoholic" (Connecticut River Valley, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wedgwood (Hardcover)

There is a lifetime of information stuffed into these two unwieldy volumes. For anyone seriously interested in the legacy of Josiah Wedgwood or in the development of the pottery business in Britain in the late 18th century - or simply in the beauty of the objects illustrated - this massive undertaking is a necessity. Any objections are quibbles. It's difficult to use without a library stand or table. Its layout is workmanlike and the illustrations cry out for more color and larger size.

5.0 out of 5 stars Wedgwood Portrait Medallions "THE" Test, May 26, 2010

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Jethro (USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Wedgwood: the portrait medallions (Hardcover)

This book is the best text that I know of for the specialized area of interest of Wedgwood Portrait Medallions. This text, by Reilly & Savage, is not to be confused with an excerpt book of the same title, by Reilly alone, which is a waste of money for a serious collector. This book is not fully comprehensive, but has very good coverage of many early Wedgwood portrait medallions. It won't show you the Caesars, or the Popes, nor the King & Queens of England, which were issued as sets. If you are trying to identify an early portrait, however, it is the best reference that exists, to my knowledge.