No comments about The Garrison Mentality: Art and the Military in the Maritimes, 1837-1871.

No comments about Catawba Indian Pottery: The Survival of a Folk Tradition (Contemporary American Indians).

No comments about Swansea Porcelain.

No comments about Collective Creativity: Rene Block And Angelika Nollert.

No comments about Clay for People with Special Needs (Ceramics).

1 comments about The Charleton Line: Decoration on Glass And Porcelain from Fenton, Cambridge, Consolidated, Westmoreland, Duncan & Miller, Heisey, Imperial, Limoges, And Others (Schiffer Book for Collectors).

1. This is a fabulous book! It shows so many Charleton examples and identifies the various artists. It helped me identify designs that I had wondered what they were and where they came from. It's very thorough, detailed information, and a beautiful book to look at. I refer to it often and go through it every time I research a rose pattern that isn't Dresden.

1 comments about Bill Viola: Europaische Einsichten/European Insights : Werkbetrachtungen/Reflections on the Work of Bill Viola.

1. If you are looking for any information on Bill Viola, you know it is hard work. I have spent weeks working on a research paper about his "The Stopping Mind" piece. It was very frustrating not to find any decent descriptions about it. Then this book showed up in my search. This book is incredible. The descriptions in this book are phenomenal. In several pieces, including the one I am studying, the words that can be heard in the piece are written in this book. This aspect in itself is incredibly helpful for any formal analysis, questions or concerns that you may have within any of these pieces. The description also includes Bill Viola's inspiration as well as mental work and meanings behind his art. The title does look overwhelming, being partly in a foreign language, but it is very nicely laid out, English in the right column on every page of the book which makes it easy to follow.

No comments about Bergesen's British Ceramics Price Guide.

No comments about Chinese Ceramics in the Collection of the Rijks Museum Amsterdam: The Ming and Qing Dynasties.

2 comments about Noritake Collectibles A to Z: A Pictorial Record & Guide to Values.

1. In one volume, Spain takes the reader through Noritake's art deco production. That is an important point--this volume is not about the dinnerware lines, but rather concerns itself with the art deco "fancyware" or giftware items. Organized alphabetically, beautiful cake plates, dresser boxes, vases, etc. are illustrated, and chapters start off with excellent introductions. The opening chapter itself is very helpful, outlining the overlapping "Nippon" and "Noritake" collecting periods. Not just a collector book, this book also provides a history of the company, and is well-written, accurate, and the best collector book available on the subject. Highly recommended.



2. Even if you have absolutely no idea what Noritake is, you'll love this book. Why? The writing is masterful, the photography superb, and the many pictures in brilliant colour which show off the glorious lustre of these precious antiques. A coffee table book not to be missed! :-)