La Porcellana Di Capodimonte Storia Della Manifattura Borbonica by Elena Romano

Description: Offered here is a stated 1st Printing of " La Porcellana Di Capodimonte: Storia Della Manifattura Borbonica " by Elana Romano and published by L'Arte Tipografica, Naples, Italy in 1959. Note: Text is is ITALIAN. Wikipedia: Capodimonte porcelain (sometimes "Capo di Monte") is porcelain created by the Capodimonte porcelain manufactory (Real Fabbrica di Capodimonte), which operated in Naples, Italy, between 1743 and 1759. Capodimonte is the most outstanding factory for early Italian porcelain, Capodimonte is most famous for its molded figurines. The porcelain of Capodimonte, and later Naples, was a "superb" translucent soft-paste, "more beautiful" but much harder to fire than the German hard-pastes, or "a particularly clear, warm, white, covered with a mildly lustrous glaze".The Capodimonte mark was a fleur-de-lys in blue, or impressed in relief inside a circle.170 plates in color and back/white illustrating examples of their porcelain output. 252 pages in all. Clean and tightly bound hardcover book bound with a white faux vellum spine with a maroon leather label with gilt titles over brown paper covered boards, gilt coat of arms to front board with the following noted defects: white spine with grubby marks; minor wear to edges of leather label; lowers corners of boards rubbed; corners bruised; a few dirty marks to front board; end sheets age toned, otherwise the book is Very Good Plus Condition. Unfortunately, this copy doesn't have its dust jacket. Please see accompanying photos, which are of the actual item being offered that you will receive. This book is a quite hard to find and this is your opportunity to obtain a very nice copy for your collection at a very attractive price -- as well as supporting our charitable mission. Note - large heavy item which includes free shipping. If you would like to see more photos of this item, or have questions, please send a message. To see more of our offerings, please visit our ebay store: WestportBookSalesCT We offer free shipping anywhere in the United States. We typically use U.S. Postal Service, Media Mail, although we may opt to use another service. We do not ship outside the United States. Local pickup option is also available, after payment, by appointment only, at our Westport CT used book shop. Westport Book Sale is a non-profit enterprise, providing employment and job training for adults with disabilities, while raising funds for the Westport Library (CT), through our used book sales. Every purchase supports our dual mission. Thank you!

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