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Miller's Collecting Pottery and Porcelain: The Facts at Your Fingertips (Millers Facts at Yr Fingertips) [Hardcover]

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Hardcover: 176 pages
Publisher: Miller's Publications (18 Sep 1997)
Language English
ISBN-10: 1857328981
ISBN-13: 978-1857328981
Product Dimensions: 23.2 x 17.2 x 1.8 cm
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 94,212 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #6 in Books > Home & Garden > Antiques & Collectables > Antiques & Collectables by Subject > Ceramics & Glass > Glass & Glassware
- #15 in Books > Reference > Consumer Guides > Publisher > Miller's
- #18 in Books > Home & Garden > Antiques & Collectables > Antiques & Collectables by Subject > Ceramics & Glass > Pottery, Ceramics & Porcelain

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From Toby jugs to tiles, Meissen to Moorcraft, ceramics is one of the most popular collecting areas. But how can a newcomer begin? The range of available items can be baffling-but this authoritative guide in the popular @lt;i@gt;Facts at Your Fingertips@lt;/i@gt; series explains this rich subject in a simple, approachable manner. It covers more than 70 of the major European, British and American factories as well as East Asian, Islamic and Russian ceramics, and explains such factors as the difference between hard paste and soft paste porcelain and earthenware and stoneware. Special features include historical background on the craft and buying tips-with advice on pitfalls to avoid.

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An Invaluable Resource for Collecting Pottery & Porcelain 9 Jun 2000

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As a new collector of pottery and porcelain, I have been overwhelmed with the confusing array of producers, history, makers and their marks, background, etc. that surround the vast world of collecting. This is the first book that I have read on the subject that gives me a framework to hang all the details on... exactly what us "big picture" people need to make sense of it all!

The book is organized into 4 parts. "Part 1, Buying and Selling Pottery and Porcelain", describes how to get started with collecting and/or selling. "Part 2, Caring for Your Collection", tells you how to handle security, display, cleaning, restoration, and handling ceramics. "Part 3, Identification", helps you determine what it is that you actually have! This part is extremely helpful to the novice, as it first tells you the different ways to classify ceramics; the differences in pottery, stoneware, porcelain, bone china, etc. and describes different kinds of glazes, the different methods of decoration, the different marks (and fakes!)and how to identify them.

Finally, we get to the meat of the book, "Part 4, Ceramic File". No one could possibly write a book that includes everything that there is to be known on this subject, but this one gives an excellent overview, first by world region (Oriental ceramics, European ceramics, etc.) and then further subdividing each region into different major makers. Each subdivision and maker is described and the history given.

I can't say enough good about this book... everyone interested in collecting pottery and porcelain, novice or expert, should have a copy. The descriptions are accurate and detailed enough without being overwhelming, the photos are supurb, and the choices for illustrating the categories are excellent. Take my advice and buy it!

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