Catalogue Of A Collection Of Oriental Porcelain And Pottery Lent For Exhibition By Augustus Wollaston Franks 1876 PDF Download

Excerpt from Catalogue of a Collection of Oriental Porcelain and Pottery: Lent for Exhibition by A. W. Franks, Esq., F. R. S., F. S. A Since the publication of the first edition of this catalogue, I have endeavoured to render the collection more complete; especially in the Japanese sections, which were far from Illustrating in a satisfactory manner that important branch of ceramic art. The result has been that a considerable number Of additional examples have been acquired, which it has been thought desirable to add to the collection ex hibited, forming in all a series of about specimens. In order, however, not to disarrange the existing numbers, and to leave the first edition useful as far as it goes, the additional descriptions are printed as a supplement, under the classes previously adopted, and the plates have been numbered on at the end of the Old series, excepting that the plates of symbols and ornaments have been formed into a separate series from the marks, so as to keep each class together. I have taken advantage of the republication to make various corrections in the previous catalogue, and especially in the descriptions of the marks. In this section I am indebted to Dr. Bushell of Her Britannic Majesty's legation at Pekin for several corrections and explanations. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.