The Maiolica Of Mexico PDF Download

Excerpt from The Maiolica of Mexico Although the wares here treated are more of the na ture of the stanniferous faience of Holland, France and Germany than of the maiolica of Italy, and will therefore by some authorities be considered as not entitled to classi fication with true maiolica, the term has been used here for the reason that the ware is undoubtedly an offshoot of the maiolica of Spain, which re ects the art of the Italian potters. While the enameled ware of Mexico was never lustered like the Italian and hispano-moresque, and was not coated with a wash of lead glaze to impart brilliancy, it nevertheless possesses many of the characteristics of both. The writer takes pleasure in acknowledging his indebt edness to Schor Enrique L. Ventosa, of Puebla, and to Mrs. Zelia Nuttall, of Coyoacan, for valuable assistance in his investigations in Mexico; to Mr. Albert Pepper, and M. Gaston de Ramaix, Secretary of the Belgium Legation, both of the City of Mexico, and to Dr. Wilhelm Bauer, of Tacubaya, for photographs of important examples of Mexi can maiolica in private hands; to Rev. Francis S. Borton, of Puebla, for his researches among the early publications of Mexico and the manuscript records of the city of Puebla, through which many of the facts set forth in the following pages have been obtained; and finally to Mr. Albert H. Pitkin, of Hartford, who accompanied the author to Mex ico, for invaluable advice and assistance in securing ex amples of the ware for the Museum collection. 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."