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Magnier, D. Nouveau Manuel Complet du Porcelainier, Faiencier, Potier de Terre, comprenant la fabrication des gres cerames, des pipes, des boutons en porcelaine, des diverses porcelains tenders... Paris Librairie Encyclopedique de Roret: 1864. A technical manual, designed to replace Boyer's 1827 handbook. The engraved plates illustrate a variety of pottery and porcelain forms as well as types of kilns, kiln packing diagrams, throwing wheels, grinding apparatus, and other machinery. 2 volumes. Hardcover. 3.75"x6", 283 + 212 pages, plus 10 folding engraved plates bound in period marbled boards with plain black leather spines and gilt titles some light spotting and foxing. |