Antique Italian Majolica Pottery - History Development Types / In-Depth Book

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ITALIAN MAJOLICA
by Jirina Vydrova, Peter Nevill, Spring House, London, 1960.
This beautiful book traces the development of Italian majolica pottery and reviews both the artistic and technical developments of the Italian artist-craftsmen.  This rare out-of-print book is illustrated with 64 full-page plates – eight of them in color.  Each picture is accompanied by an in-depth caption.  This book presents with concise text the development and history of Italian majolica – showing how the Spanish Moors, with their unique iridescent metallic colors.  The craft developed into an art in the hands of such men as Luca, Andrea and Giovanni, the workers of the Pirota pottery, which established the fame of the Faenza majolica, and the Castle Durante workshops.  New methods were tried, new materials, new colors, new glazes, until the peak of achievement was reached in the sixteenth century.  There’s a wealth of information in this scholarly book which is a collector’s item in itself.
10.5” x 10.8” hardback with dust cover in very good condition.  104 pages.
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