18th Century Continental Table Porcelain - Types Makers Dates / Scarce Book

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CONTINENTAL TABLE PORCELAIN OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY
M.H. De Young Museum, 25 October to 6 December 1965.  Diablo Press, CA, 1965.
This scarce out-of-print book is a collector's item in itself.  A typical museum publication, the vivid black-and white pictures with in-depth captions show items displayed during this
exhibition
.  "That eighteenth century European
porcelains
merit an exhibition such as this can not be denied.  Hard-paste porcelain manufacturer on the Continent was born, reached its zenith, and declined - all in the years between 1710 and 1800.  And the products of the
period
have never been
equaled
, or surpassed."  285 items were displayed.  About half of these items are
pictured
in black-and-white
in this guide.
The book covers:  The Introduction of Porcelain into Europe, Germany and Austria: Meissen, Vienna, Nymphenburg, Belin, and Other German
Factories
.  French Porcelain:  St. Cloud, Chantilly, Mennecy-Villeroy, Tournai,
Vincennes
-Sevres.  Italy and Spain.  Denmark.
6" x 9" softback in very good condition.  Approximately 200 pages.
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