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Delftware Tiles (Shire Library)
Hans Van Lemmen
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Description for Delftware Tiles (Shire Library)
Paperback. This book traces the history of delftware tiles, describes how they were made and explains the differences between Dutch and English delftware tiles. Series: Shire album. Num Pages: 48 pages, illustrations, (some colour ). BIC Classification: WCN; WFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 150 x 5. Weight in Grams: 130. New.
Italian potters brought the art of making tin-glazed tiles to the Low Countries in the early sixteenth century. Native potters copied the technique and in the seventeenth century they began to manufacture the distinctive blue and white Dutch tiles. Huge quantities were produced during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, first in the Netherlands and later in Britain. Because the best tiles and other tin-glazed pottery came from Delft, the name of the town became associated with this ware. This book traces the history of delftware tiles, describes how they were made and explains the differences between Dutch and English delftware ... Read more
Italian potters brought the art of making tin-glazed tiles to the Low Countries in the early sixteenth century. Native potters copied the technique and in the seventeenth century they began to manufacture the distinctive blue and white Dutch tiles. Huge quantities were produced during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, first in the Netherlands and later in Britain. Because the best tiles and other tin-glazed pottery came from Delft, the name of the town became associated with this ware. This book traces the history of delftware tiles, describes how they were made and explains the differences between Dutch and English delftware ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Shire Publications Ltd
Number of pages
48
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Series
Shire album
Condition
New
Number of Pages
48
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780747806110
SKU
9780747806110
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
About Hans Van Lemmen
Hans van Lemmen was born and educated in the Netherlands before moving to Britain. He is an established author on the history of tiles and architectural ceramics and has lectured on the subject in Britain and elsewhere. He is a founder member and presently chairman of the British Tiles and Architectural Ceramics Society. He has written several titles for the ... Read more
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