The Art of Ceramics
- European Ceramic Design 1500-1830
Howard Coutts
This beautiful book is the first complete history of European ceramic design and decoration during the period 1500-1830, presenting it not only in art-historical terms but also in the context of the era's social, cultural, economic, and scientific developments. He pays close attention to changes in eating habits over the period, particularly the layout of a formal dinner. He also discusses the development of ceramics as room decoration, the transmission of images via prints, fashion and marketing of ceramics and other luxurt goods, and the intellectual backgound to Neo-Classicism.
