No comments about Rockingham Pottery and Porcelain, 1745-1842 (The Faber Monographs on Pottery and Porcelain).

1 comments about The Arts of Fire: Islamic Influences on Glass and Ceramics of the Italian Renaissance.

1. Compiled and deftly edited by Catherine Hess (Associate Curator of Sculpture, Getty Museum), The Arts Of Fire: Islamic Influences On Glass And Ceramics Of The Italian Renaissance is informationally enhanced by the contributions of George Saliba (Professor of Arabic and Islamic Science, Columbia University) and Linda Komaroff (curator of Islamic Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art). Graced with a map, 61 color images and 17 b/w illustrations, The Arts Of Fire showcases luxury glass and ceramic objects made by Italian artists and craftsmen during the 15th and 16th centuries -- an era considered to be a high point in Renaissance art. What's less well known is that none of these wonderful creations would have been possible without the introduction of the technological and formal advances in the art and production of glass and ceramic ware imported into Italy from contacts within the Islamic East where they were originally developed and practiced. Also available in a hardcover edition (0892367571, $65.00), The Arts Of Fire is a superb and enthusiastically recommended addition to personal, professional, and academic Art History reference collections, The Arts Of Fire is a joy to simply page through and will leave the reader wondering what other treasures the Getty Museum has within its collections.

2 comments about Liberty Blue Dinnerware.

1. Liberty Blue Dinnerware is compact, concise and provides everything a collector or dealer needs. Debbie and Randy Coe have done an excellent job of providing the history of Liberty Blue Dinnerware with pictures of original ads adding value to the readers experience.
   
   The pictures are excellent and the organization of the book makes it easy for identification purposes including descriptions, measurements and current values. Although the book is a "soft cover" the glossy pages are first rate and enhance the quality of the pictures.
   
   Buy it, use it, enjoy it. Value pricing makes it that much better!



2. This book is a MUST for all collectors of patriotic Liberty Blue dinnerware, a grocery store premium that celebrated the Bicentennial years of the mid-1970's. The Coes combine excellent photos, realistic values and lots of historical information in this brief book.

No comments about Miller's Antiques Checklist: Porcelain (Miller's Antiques Checklists).

No comments about Greenbook Guide to the Precious Moments Collection by Enesco.

2 comments about China to Order: Focusing on the XIXth Century and Surveying Polychrome Export Porcelain Produced During the Qing Dynasty, 1644-1908.

1. It is supposedly "Surveying Polychrome Export Porcelain"...from the justjacket. However it is not a SURVEY, as it ONLY touches on one aspect
   of the field - porcelains to the West and only from Jingdexhen, and not the many other good kilns.



2. Those who are familiar with Daniel Nadler will not be let down. This is a wonderful book that anyone who is interested in China's trade or the Qing Dynasty in general will enjoy. Nadler's photographs are brilliant, and I reccomend this book for anyone interested in China, art or history.

No comments about Grandma's Tea Leaf Ironstone.

2 comments about Staffordshire Pottery, 1858-1962: Majolica, Transfer Prints, Flow Blue, Fine Bone China From Cauldon (Schiffer Book for Collectors with Price Guide).

1. This is the finest book available on Cauldon, bar none. The pricing guides are helpful, the background information facinating, and although the photographs are sometimes a little out of focus, each page features multiple images of representative wares.



2. Quite simply the best reference work currently available on the output of Cauldon Ltd. and its predecessors and sucessors for over a century including helpful pricing guides. Because Cauldon's tableware patterns alone ran to several tens of thousands, this book could not be expected to address individually all of the company's products, but it does cover a broad enough sampling to make it the definitive work on its subject matter. Kudos to Robert Cluett for giving us this book.

No comments about Collecting Porcelain.

No comments about Chinese Export Porcelain in the Reeves Center Collection at Washington and Lee University.