Encyclopaedia of British Pottery and Porcelain Marks

The book contains over 4,000 British china marks from 1650 to the present alphabetically arranged and cross-referenced to enable the user to identify the manufacturer and to date the object. Contents: Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction and general notes; Key to general plan for each entry; Map showing the location of the principal pottery centres; Types of ceramic marks (photo graphic plates); Mark section in alphabetical sequence; Appendixunidentified or problem marks in alphabetical sequence; Glossary; Selected bibliography; Post-script, recent marks; Index of monograms; Index of signs and devices. This book has been reviewed by: WILLS, G., Apollo, 82, No. 42, 149 (1965). -- AATA