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La Ceramique [in Three Volumes Complete], photograph 1 of 20

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Description

Flammarion, Paris, Published date: 1975 [originally published 1933]. Softcover, printed paper wrappers; 3 volumes; 22 cm. Text in French; Series: Les arts decoratifs. Illustrated throughout with black and white illustrations and color plates. Later uniform printing stated as "Trente-troisieme Mille." Volume I: La ceramique I: Antiquite, pays musulmans, extreme-orient. Ouvrage orne de 98 illustrations et de 4 planches hors texte en couleurs. Volume II: La ceramique II: La faience en Europe du Moyen Age au XVIIIe siecle. Ouvrage orne de 85 illustrations et de 4 planches hors texte en couleurs. Volume III: La ceramique III: La faience fine, la porcelaine tendre et la porcelaine dure. Ouvrage orne de 72 illustrations et de 4 planches hors texte en couleurs. All three volumes show depot legal 3e trimestre 1949, with later impression dates ranging from 1974 to 1975. All 3 volumes

Condition & notes

in very good condition. Original printed paper wrappers with light shelf wear, mild creasing; edge wear and toning; small handling marks. Bindings sound. Interior pages clean and unmarked with faint age toning. Comprehensive three volume survey of ceramic history by Jeanne Giacomotti, covering ancient, Islamic, East Asian, and European ceramics from antiquity through the nineteenth century, with emphasis on technique, stylistic development, and major production centers. Issued as part of Flammarion's Les arts decoratifs series.