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RAGIONAMENTI.SOPRA LE INVENTIONI DA LUI DIPINTE IN FIRENZE NEL PALAZZO DI LORO ALTEZZE...
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RAGIONAMENTI.SOPRA LE INVENTIONI DA LUI DIPINTE IN FIRENZE NEL PALAZZO DI LORO ALTEZZE SERENISSIME.INSIEME CON LA INVENTIONE DELLA PITTURA DA LUI COMINCIATA NELLA CUPOLA.

by VASARI GIORGIO

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prima edizione
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Firenze: FILIPPO GIUNTI. [ARTE - PRIMA EDIZIONE] (cm.22,4) buona legatura recente con piatti e dorso in tutta pergamena antica ben restaurata e conservata, con filetti e fiori angolari in oro. Piccolo fregio centrale al piatto posteriore, piccoli fregi sempre in oro, al dorso. -- cc. 4 nn., pp. 186, cc, 9 nn. Ritratto del Vasari, capilettera figurati, marca tipografica al frontis e in fine. L' opera è una delle più importanti della storiografia artistica italiana e veramente rara. Edizione originale pubblicata postuma dal nipote dell' autore. CICOGNARA: "è questa la vera prima edizione di tale opera". SCHLOSSER-MAGNINO:"questi dialoghi 7 di numero (come le singole sale) e che hanno luogo tra il principe (Francesco dei Medici) e lo stesso autore, sono oltremodo significativi per il tempo del Vasari e contengono una quantità di ammaestramenti sulla iconografia del periodo manieristico. In quest' opera cortigiana di nuovo stampo, in questa… Read More
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A Collection of 21 B. Traven Letters to Ruth Ford, with Related Material Including Three Books
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A Collection of 21 B. Traven Letters to Ruth Ford, with Related Material Including Three Books

by TRAVEN, B.

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Gloucester City, New Jersey
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Unbound. Fine. A magnificent archive consisting of 21 Typed Letters Initialed (as either "H." or "H.C.") from the elusive and fiercely private B. Traven, nearly all of the letters to the actress Ruth Ford, for whom he professes great love in many of the letters. Accompanied by three books, including a first American edition of *The Treasure of the Sierra Madre*, and assorted clippings. All of the letters Initialed by Traven as "H.C" or "H." as Hal Croves. Croves, one of several aliases used by Traven, was invented by the author in order to present himself as Traven's literary agent, and used mostly in his interaction with legendary film director John Huston throughout the development and filming of Traven's novel *The Treasure of the Sierra Madre*. The letters start in early 1947 and end in 1961, but the majority of them were written during 1947 and correspond with the production of the classic film. Many include references to day-to-day events of the film's production. These are dense letters,… Read More
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H.P. Lovecraft Amateur Press Collection

H.P. Lovecraft Amateur Press Collection

by LOVECRAFT, H.P.

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Gloucester City, New Jersey
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Near Fine. A remarkable collection of 235 H.P. Lovecraft items with over 200 rare amateur press appearances dating as early as 1914 and nearly 20 miscellaneous appearance by Lovecraft or directly relating to his writing. While a couple items are bound in boards, the rest are bound in stapled or sewn wrappers, nearly all with the tiny book label of Black Sparrow Press founder John K. Martin on the rear pastedown or wrap. Overall near fine with exceptions noted in the detailed list.
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Oriental Ceramics: The World's Great Collections (complete 12 volumes)
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Oriental Ceramics: The World's Great Collections (complete 12 volumes)

by Pope, John Alexander; Koyama, Fujio (editors)

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Used - Good
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Hardcover
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Lisbon, Portugal
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Kodansha International Ltd, Tokyo, 1980 Book. Good. Hardcover. English text; Hardcover (cloth without dust jacket - as issued. In splicase.); Used books. The 11 volume set is in good condition with minor scuffs and signs of wear in the slipcases and hardcover cloths. The spines are slightly faded as usual (volume 11 - Metropolitan Museum is slightly more faded then the other volumes). Volume 5 (British Museum) and volume 9 (Freer Gallery of Art) show minor wear marks on the top of the slipcase. Far Eastern Ceramics is in very good condition showing minor signs of shelf wear, namely some marks on the front and back cover. The ribbon bookmark is slightly scuffed on the bottom. The interior of all volumes is as new.; A milestone in international ceramic documentation, this series is a brilliant presentation of the oriental ceramics collections of the world's major museums. Originally published by Kodansha in 1975 as a limited deluxe 12 volume set, this critically acclaimed and now scarce masterpiece… Read More
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Catalogus der teekeningen, prenten, schilderyen, miniatuuren, emailles, beeldwerken, gehoogde,...
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Engraved portrait front. of Cornelis Ploos van Amstel signed R Winkeles sculp. 1799 - J. Buys pinx. 1766. XXIV, (2), 319 pages; 227 (1), 82 pages. Priced throughout in a contemporary hand, including two manuscript total values at the end of each volume. Cont. Dutch red half vellum bindings, with gilt black morocco labels. First volume with printed original front wrapper with title mounted onto front cover. Lower spine end of volume I minimally frayed. (222 x 138 mm). Covers rubbed. Nagler, Neues allgemeines Künstler-Lexikon, XIII, p. 28 and Wurzbach, Niederländisches Künstler-Lexikon, II, p. 333. Nieuw Nederlandsch biografisch woordenboek VI, pp. 1139-1140. First and only edition of this sale catalogue of a remarkable collection of prints, drawings and paintings, illustrated books, Kunstkammer pieces, and optical and mathematical instruments and including a major collection of Rembrandt prints brought together by Cornelis Ploos van Amstel (1726 - 1798), a painter, engraver, printer and publisher… Read More
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The Witness Collection
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The Witness Collection

by Chambers, Whittaker [Alger Hiss, Scott Nearing, Richard Nixon et al.]

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Hardcover
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Chicago, Illinois
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Rare books, documents, correspondence, and ephemera, 1964. Chambers, Whittaker: Witness: New York: Random House, 1952. First edition, first printing. Octavo. Original black boards and red top-stain and original dust jacket (not price-clipped). Faint toning to endpapers and spotting and dusting to page block; minor rubbing and edgewear to dust jacket, else near-fine. A bright and exceptional first printing of this notoriously brittle classic. Chambers, Whittaker: Cold Friday: New York: Random House, 1964. First edition, first printing. Octavo. Original blue cloth with gold titling to spine and green top-stain and original dust jacket (not price-clipped). Small abrasion to front free endpaper and minor rubbing and edgewear to dust jacket with small closed tear to top hinge, else near-fine, which is uncommon for this increasingly hard to find book. Chambers, Whittaker: Can You Hear Their Voices? A Short Story: New York: International Pamphlets, 1932. First edition. Stapled pamphlet. 5 x 7 inches, 31… Read More
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[The first bibliography of Italian literature] La Libraria. Nella quale sono scritti tutti...

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3 opere in tre volumi in-12°: (mm 123x70); cc.70, (2); marche tipografiche al frontespizio (Z537) e in fine (Z543); capilettera e fregi silografici; (mm 126x70); cc. 72; marche tipografiche al frontespizio (A117) e a c. F12v (Z543); capilettera e fregi silografici; (mm 126x72); cc. 112, (8); marche tipografiche al frontespizio (di Scoto, V464) e presso il colophon (di Marcolini, U 546). Eleganti legature tardo-ottocentesche in marocchino verde con impressioni in oro ai piatti, sguardie marmorizzate e taglî dorati. Belle copie (la terza con margini sobri).
A very nice set of of the first complete edition of the first bibliography of Italian literature. The first two volumes contain the first and the second edition of the first part of the "Libraria" (the first is distinguished from the second, published in the same year, for the notice to readers - longer and placed on page 44rather than 43v - and for the suppression of the name of Lodovico Domenichi, "against whom [...] the enmity of Doni had broken… Read More
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The RA Collection: A Collector's Vision (COMPLETE 6 VOLUMES)
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The RA Collection: A Collector's Vision (COMPLETE 6 VOLUMES)

by Pinto de Matos, Maria Antonia; Moas, Ana; Shih, Ching-fei; Carita, H.;Curvelo, A.; Morais, B. A.; Pereira, F. A. B.; Sargent, W. R.

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New
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1st Edition
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Hardcover
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Lisbon, Portugal
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Jorge Welsh Research & Publishing Book. New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. English text; VOLUMES I, II and III, 3 hardcover volumes in slipcase; 1204 pages; 927 colour illustrations, 20 black and white illustrations; 26 x 35.5 cm cm; 12 kg; ISBN: 9780955743238; Published by Jorge Welsh Books, 2011.; Limited edition of 900 numbered copies - 500 in English and 400 in Portuguese.; VOLUME IV: Hardcover in slipcase; 504 pages with 404 colour illustrations.; 26 x 35.5 cm; 4.7 kg; ISBN: 9780993506857, Jorge Welsh Research & Publishing, 2019.; Limited edition of 500 numbered copies.; VOLUME V: Hardcover in slipcase; 256 pages with 309 colour illustrations.; 26 x 35.5 cm; 2,9 kg; ISBN: 9781838216313; Limited edition of 400 numbered copies from I to XX and from 21 to 400.; VOLUME VI: Hardcover in slipcase; 392 pages; 312 colour illustrations; 26 x 35.5 cm; 4.1 kg; Limited Edition of 400 numbered copies from I to XX and from 21 to 400.; The RA Collection of Chinese Ceramics: A Collector's Vision is the… Read More
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Chinese Ceramics in the Topkapi Saray Museum Istanbul (JAPANESE EDITION IN 2 VOLUMES)
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Chinese Ceramics in the Topkapi Saray Museum Istanbul (JAPANESE EDITION IN 2 VOLUMES)

by Hasebe, Rakuji (supervisor of the Japanese edition); Krahl, Regina in collaboration with Erbahar, Nurdan; Edited by Ayers, John with historical studies by Yucel, Unsal and Raby, Julian

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As New
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Hardcover
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Lisbon, Portugal
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Kodansha Ltd., Japan , 1987 Book. As New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Japanese text. Hardcover leather deluxe edition (2 Volumes in slipcase - inside a carton box); 26.5 x 37 cm without slipcase. Slipcase 28.5 x 39.5 x 10 cm; 9 Kg.; Volume I - ISBN 4062008130, 278 pages.; Volume 2 -ISBN 4062008149, 248 pages.: Colour and black and white illustrations throughout..; As new, with minor handling signs. The carton boxes show some handling signs.; LIMITED EDITION OF 1500 COPIES OF WHICH THIS IS NUMBER 688. SCARCE AND VERY HARD TO FIND.; Japanese edition of Chinese Ceramics in the Topkapi Saray Museum Istanbul: A Complete Catalogue, which was published in 3 VOLUMES in English by Philip Wilson Publishers, London for Sotheby's Publications in 1986. The Japanese edition was supervised by Rakuji Hasebe and condensed in 2 volumes. The Japanese edition includes a few colour illustrations that were not included in the English edition. The texts included in the Japanese edition were carefully selected and adapted… Read More
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The Baur Collection, Geneva: Chinese Ceramics (VOLUME I, II, III and IV)
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The Baur Collection, Geneva: Chinese Ceramics (VOLUME I, II, III and IV)

by Ayers, John

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1st Edition
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Lisbon, Portugal
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Collections Baur-Genève, Switzerland Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. English and French text; 4 VOLUMES Hardcover (cloth with dust jacket) without the slipcases; 24 x 29 cm; 7.9 Kg; Each volume includes an introduction followed by an extensive catalogue with black and white and colour illustrations, each with caption.; Used books with signs of wear on the dust jackets and interior. Good condition overall. The dust jackets of volume I and III have tears (vol I on rear of the front cover and vol III on the top of the front cover and on the top of the back cover). All dust jackets are now protected with a clearcover. OUT OF PRINT. LIMITED EDITION OF 1100 COPIES, 50 DELUXE COPIES IN LEATHER NUMBERED FROM I to L; 1000 STANDARD COPIES IN CLOTH NUMBERED FROM 1 to 1000 AND 50 COPIES RESERVED TO EMPLOYEES, OF WHICH THESE ARE: VOLUME I: 889, VOLUME II: 934, VOLUME III: 160 AND VOLUME IV: 819; VOLUME I: Korean and Thai Wares; 1968; 1.9 Kg; 232 pages.; VOLUME II: Ming Porcelain and Other Wares; 1.8 Kg;… Read More
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The Norman W. Forgue Collection of Charles and Myrtle West
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The Norman W. Forgue Collection of Charles and Myrtle West

by Forgue, Norman W.; Various Others

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Used - Fine
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Limited and Numbered Signed 1st Editions
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Paperback
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Bloomington, Indiana
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Chicago: At the Sign of the Gargoyle, The Black Cat Press, The Norman Press and Normandie House. . A collection accrued over decades consisting of material produced by, or in conjunction with At the Sign of the Gargoyle, The Black Cat Press, The Norman Press, and Normandie House by Norman W. Forgue, bookmaker, typographer and founder of the above private presses. The collection includes about 150 Black Cat miniatures in a little glass front bookcase ( also made by Norman), RARE dioramas made by Norman and his wife Madeline (5 total, under the label Nor-Mad)), about 90 larger Black Cat, Norman Press, Normandie House, and At the Sign of the Gargoyle books, 60 pieces of ephemera including correspondence, catalogues, price lists, and receipts, 125 pieces of ephemera including Christmas cards, pamphlets, and announcements for publications, a unique salesman’s plaque with examples of 10 printed pages, a Black Cat Press printers block, and a first proof with numerous corrections of "The Miniature… Read More
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An Extraordinarily Large Collection of Nearly 40,000 Wine and Spirits Labels from 49 Countries...
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An Extraordinarily Large Collection of Nearly 40,000 Wine and Spirits Labels from 49 Countries Around the World

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Used - Fine
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Bloomington, Indiana
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Various Places: Various A remarkable collection amassed by a single collector from the 1940s-1970s whose original inventory sheet (included) lists 39,744 labels from 49 countries spanning the globe. The countries with the highest counts include Belgium, 8000+, France, 5100+, Spain, 4400+, and Switzerland, 3500+. The collector sent letters requesting their unused labels to wineries, breweries and distilleries. Consequently, almost all are unused and most are stored in the original contemporary return envelopes, with a count and sometimes a country on the outside for each envelope. A good number of duplicates and variants noted. Total inventory numbers not verified, although a good representative sampling of envelope counts confirms the accuracy of the count. Various sizes of labels, with complete bottle sets noted. Almost all are in Fine condition, with some creases and light wear from storage. The entire collection completely fills three bankers boxes. Provenance: from the original collector, Earl… Read More
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A Collection of Four Autograph Musical Manuscripts Along with a Manuscript Notebook of Musical...
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A Collection of Four Autograph Musical Manuscripts Along with a Manuscript Notebook of Musical Writings and an Early Family Photograph Album from Chile of Noted Chilean Composer Juan Orrego Salas

by Salas, Juan Orrego (1919-2019)

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Chile and Bloomington, Indiana An important archive of manuscript music and writings along with an early photograph album and a typed poem, signed, with signed hand drawn abstract artwork verso and a program for the 100th birthday celebration of noted Chilean composer and musicologist Juan Orrego Salas. While living in Chile Juan Orrego Salas studied with Domingo Santa Cruz and Pedro Humberto Allende, Orrego-Salas received grants from the Rockefeller and Guggenheim Foundations that facilitated his travel to the United States to study composition with Aaron Copland and Randall Thompson, as well musicology with Paul Henry Lang and Georg Herzog at Columbia University. He served as one of the founders of the Escuela Moderna de Música, was the creator and first director of the music department of the Universidad Católica de Chile, and was the founding director of the Latin American Music Center at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, from which he retired as Professor Emeritus in… Read More
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Antique Thaumatropes Set , c.1837 France ,  Trompe-l’oeil ou les plaisirs de Jocko
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Antique Thaumatropes Set , c.1837 France , " Trompe-l’oeil ou les plaisirs de Jocko "

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Early Edition
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Exceptionally rare early thaumatrope collection. The set is complete with 24 discs housed in the publisher's box. Each disc has hand-colored engravings and tied silk strings. Distributed on the cusps of the Georgian and Victorian eras by Alphonse Giroux, Paris, 7 rue du Coq Saint-Honoré. In remarkable antique condition with astonishingly vivid colors and all strings attached.
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The collection includes an interpretation of Henry Fuseli's painting "The Nightmare" (1782) with a woman in a vivid green gown, sleeping on a chaise, a demon perched upon her breast. Also, Harlequin (or Arlequin), the theatrical devil, is depicted dancing. (A reference to Armand d'Artois' "folie-vaudeville" Le Sultan du Havre, and reminiscent of Charles Malo's Almanach des Spectacles.) There is also a classic depiction of Napoleon and of Aesop's vanity tale Fox and Crow. Represented fashions span eras and nationalities (see, for example, the courting couple in possibly Regency Era costume; masquerade lady; sword… Read More
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Chinese Ceramics in the Topkapi Saray Museum Istanbul: A Complete Catalogue (3 VOLUMES)
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Chinese Ceramics in the Topkapi Saray Museum Istanbul: A Complete Catalogue (3 VOLUMES)

by Krahl, Regina in collaboration with Erbahar, Nurdan; Edited by Ayers, John with historical studies by Yucel, Unsal and Raby, Julian

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Used - Very Good
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1st Edition
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Lisbon, Portugal
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Philip Wilson Publishers, London for Sotheby's Publications, 1986 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. English text.; Hardcover (with dust jacket in slipcase).; 28 x 39 cm; 17 Kg.; 1381 pages with 5,000 black-and-white and colour illustrations, including 200 large-size colour plates.; 3 volumes comprising: Volume 1-Yuan and Ming Dynasty, Celadon Wares; Volume 2-Yuan and Ming Dynasty Porcelains; Volume 3-Qing Dynasty Porcelains.; Used books with signs of wear on the slipcases, dust jackets and on the interior.; OUT OF PRINT SCARCE REFERENCE CATALOGUE. LIMITED EDITION OF 1500 COPIES OF WHICH THIS IS NUMBER 819.; The Topkapi Saray Museum collection of Chinese Ceramics is one of the largest and most important in the whole world, yet comparatively little of it has ever been published. The wares assembled here present a continuous review of porcelains made for export from the 13th century to the 19th century which, in its range of styles and designs, is without equal in any other surviving… Read More
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