Author: Brongniart, Alexandre, and Alphonse Salvétat
Title: Traité des arts céramiques ou des poteries: considérées dans leur histoire, leur pratique et leur théorie. [3], Atlas : composé de 9 tableaux, plusieurs tables, 60 planches et leur explication
Publication: Paris: Béchet, 1854
Edition: Second edition
Description: Second edition. Hardcover. 80 pp. [1-80] Pl 1-Pl 60. 27cm. Oblong 4to. Hardcover. Half leather and marbled boards, spine with 5 raised bands, lettering and decoration in gilt. Book Condition: Very Good at least. Scuffing to spine, wear to boards, end papers chipped with occassional light foxing to pages. Extraordinary group of plates, primarily in steel illustrating virtually every aspect of the ceramic arts. In French. Very Good.
"If one single book had to be selected to represent ceramic literature in a miscellaneous library, if a student of pottery manufacture had to part with all his technical works save one, we have no hesitation in saying that the choice should fall upon Brongniart's Traite ... "-- Solon, p. 56.
Seller ID: 003486
Subject: Decorative Arts