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G (first few pages detached) Grey wraps with color illustration and white lettering; 89 pp. with 16 color and 211 bw illustrations. Issued in conjunction with a 1984-1985 exhibition. "Here, for the first time, is seen the continuum of Portugal's experience of porcelain, from the early sixteenth century, when Portugal was the only reliable source of oriental ceramics in Europe, to the mid-1930s when Vista Alegre, at the time Portugal's only porcelain factory reached its centenary of regular porcelain production. This continuum is a chapter of ceramic history little known in the United States." (foreword) With strong emphasis on Vista Alegre porcelain but touching on other aspects of Portuguese porcelain, faience, and oriental porcelain. Includes a section of marks of the Vista Alegre porcelain. The annotated catalogue addressesd 211 pieces, and most, if not all, are pictured here. Uncommon.
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Good. 1984 softcover; 89 pages, illustrated. No marks or writing in book. Covers have rubbing wear to edges; rear cover has evidence of creasing to lower corner.