Historic ornament : treatise on decorative art and architectural ornament (1897)
Ward, James, 1851-1924 · London : Chapman and Hall · leaf 31
foreign princes. This was the case for the first 12 HISTORIC ORNAMENT. thirty years untilthe death of Charles III. (1798), after whichthe pottery was allowed to be sold, but at a very high price. The workmanship ofthis pottery is good,but there is nothingparticularly artisticabout it. The… … Fig. 9.—Bucn Retiro Ware. (S. K. M.) IMaiolica. Before the advent otMaiolica ware in Italya similar kind ofpottery was made inSpain, which had thestanniferous or opaquetin glaze and thegolden lustre that be-longed to the bestexamples of Italianmaiolica. We refer tothe Hispano-Moresqueware. This…
Decoration and ornament -- History · Architecture -- History
Internet Archive · Wellesley College Library · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.
