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Mediterranean Maiolica
Robert Attard
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Description for Mediterranean Maiolica
Hardcover. Num Pages: 208 pages, 227 color photos. BIC Classification: WCN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 227 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1308.
The furnaces of Caltagirone (Sicily) and Deruta (Tuscany) have produced pots that are worth their weight in gold today. These and their resplendent lusterware cousins of Manises and Valencia (Spain) are in demand on the collectors’ market. This book features hundreds of photos of authentic Maiolica from the high period and catalogs reproductions from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, giving readers “the whole picture.” Since the nineteenth century, Maiolica has been faked with a passion and naïve collectors are easily beguiled. This valuable resource describes the history of the production and use of Maiolica as well as the history of ... Read more
The furnaces of Caltagirone (Sicily) and Deruta (Tuscany) have produced pots that are worth their weight in gold today. These and their resplendent lusterware cousins of Manises and Valencia (Spain) are in demand on the collectors’ market. This book features hundreds of photos of authentic Maiolica from the high period and catalogs reproductions from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, giving readers “the whole picture.” Since the nineteenth century, Maiolica has been faked with a passion and naïve collectors are easily beguiled. This valuable resource describes the history of the production and use of Maiolica as well as the history of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
208
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Weight
1308g
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780764338410
SKU
V9780764338410
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-2
About Robert Attard
Romina Azzopardi co-authored Antique Collecting in Malta and Daily Life in Eighteenth Century Malta (with Robert Attard). She is a mother of two daughters, Roberta and Renee' Marie. Robert Attard is the author of many books and articles including Collecting Military Headgear (Schiffer Books) and Malta, A Collection of Tales and Narratives ... Read more
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