The Pilgrim Art: Cultures of Porcelain in World History Volume 11

by Robert Finlay

Illuminating one thousand years of history, The Pilgrim Art explores the remarkable cultural influence of Chinese porcelain around the globe. Cobalt ore was shipped from Persia to China in the fourteenth century, where it was used to decorate porcelain for Muslims in Southeast Asia, India, Persia, and Iraq. Spanish galleons delivered porcelain to Peru and Mexico while aristocrats in Europe ordered tableware from Canton. The book tells the fascinating...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520244680
• ISBN13: 9780520244689
• Release Date: February 2010
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 440 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.2" x 9.0"