Normal view MARC view ISBD view

Gleeson, Janet

The arcanum : the extraordinary true story of the invention of European porcelain - London : Bantam, 1999 - 288 p. : map,port. ; 20cm

Bibliography. Includes biubliography and index.

Janet Gleeson tells the story of the man who discovered the secret of producing porcelain, a material that once was worth more than its own weight in gold. The formula for making it was termed the arcanum.

ISBN: 9780553506921 9780553506921 £6.99

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Porcelain--Europe
Porcelain--Europe--18th century
Art and Design.
Biography: historical, political & military
Carving & modelling, moulding & casting
Biography: general
Ceramic & glass: artworks