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Excerpt from Catalogue of a Collection of Oriental Porcelain and Pottery: Lent for Exhibition
The art of making pottery seems to have been practised by mankind from very early times. It is even a question whether it was not known to the primitive inhabitants of Europe, in those early ages when the mammoth and reindeer still lived in the plains of France.
The lake dwellings of Switzerland and the ancient sepulchres of northern Europe, many of them belonging to the Stone Age, have produced numerous specimens of pottery, rude indeed, but still showing that man was capable of forming vessels of clay which sufficed for his daily wan ts. Many of these vases are simply fashioned by the hand; but the potter''s wheel was known to the Egyptians at a very early period, probably not less than years before our era. The beauty of Shape and design which are exhibited in Greek pottery need merely be alluded to, as probably few of the specimens go back before 800 DC.
More, however, is known of the early wares of Europe, Egypt, and Asia Minor than of the extreme east of Asia. The tombs carefully explored during many years have yielded up their ceramic treasures, and the age of the various specimens can generally be fixed with some approach to exactness.
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The art of making pottery seems to have been practised by mankind from very early times. It is even a question whether it was not known to the primitive inhabitants of Europe, in those early ages when the mammoth and reindeer still lived in the plains of France.
The lake dwellings of Switzerland and the ancient sepulchres of northern Europe, many of them belonging to the Stone Age, have produced numerous specimens of pottery, rude indeed, but still showing that man was capable of forming vessels of clay which sufficed for his daily wan ts. Many of these vases are simply fashioned by the hand; but the potter''s wheel was known to the Egyptians at a very early period, probably not less than years before our era. The beauty of Shape and design which are exhibited in Greek pottery need merely be alluded to, as probably few of the specimens go back before 800 DC.
More, however, is known of the early wares of Europe, Egypt, and Asia Minor than of the extreme east of Asia. The tombs carefully explored during many years have yielded up their ceramic treasures, and the age of the various specimens can generally be fixed with some approach to exactness.
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.
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A. W. Franks
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ISBN - 9780266706229
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.9 cm
Page Count - 163
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Page Count - 165
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