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David Whittaker
Specialist subjects - academic, scholarly, humanities, literature, art, architecture, poetry, history, ideas; I also publish and write books as Wavestone Press.
The Three Books of the Potter's Art
DescriptionA superb facsimile edition of the first major European treatise devoted to the art of pottery (mid-16th century). With charming illustrations demonstrating the sourcing & preparation of raw materials, with recipes for glazes & pigments. Piccolpasso (1524-1579) was from Bologna. Translated from the Italian with an abundance of notes from the original MS in the V&A.
Price£120.00
