Author: GULLAND, W. G.; LARKIN, T. J. (NOTES)
Title: Chinese Porcelain (2 Volumes)
Description: London, Chapman & Hall, LD. 1902. Hardcover. Book, English text; Hardcover (green cloth with gilt lettering to front cover and spine); Volume 1: 15.5 x 22.5 cm, 0.928 Kg, 270 pages with 425 illustrations, second edition, 1902. Rebound. Signs of wear on the front cover, spine and back cover. Signs of wear in the interior, with minor yellowing throughout, wear marks and one page with a tear near the hinge. Hinge cracked, but the binding remains firmly attached.; Volume 2: 15.5 x 22.5 cm, 1.072 Kg, 271 to page 506 with 411 illustrations arranged chronologically, first edition, 1902. Rebound. Signs of wear on the front cover, spine and back cover. Signs of wear in the interior, with minor yellowing throughout and wear marks. Number written with a pen on front free endpaper. A few pages are bent at the edges. Hinge cracked, but the binding remains firmly attached.; "The aim of this little work is simply to try and place at the service of amateurs a handbook such as the writer felt the want of when first interested in Chinese porcelain, explaining the technical terms, and giving other information likely to be useful or interesting in connection with the subject, in as simple a way as possible.(.) Under the headings "Symbols", "Animals", and elsewhere, when the information given has been obtained from books, it is simply reproduced with the name of the work quoted from, thus enabling readers to turn to it for themselves should they wish to follow the subject further." excerpt from the preface by W.G. Gulland (volume 1).; "The attempt to squeeze into moderate sized handbook a comprehensive account of Chinese porcelain naturally resulted in the crowding out of much that is interesting, so in this volume the opportunity has been availed of to simplify some points that received but cursory notice in the first." excerpt from the preface by W.G. Gulland (volume 2). Good/No Jacket.

Keywords: china,chinese porcelain,chinese art Chinese Art Chinese Ceramics


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