Chinese Export Porcelain, Standard Patterns and Forms, 1780-1880: Standard Patterns and Forms
I list this book a bit reluctantly because there are a high risk that anyone looking at the cover only will be disappointed, since this deals mostly only with Rose Medallion. The typography is homemade with a typewriter it seems and the mostly black and white illustrations are mediocre. Still due to its sheer mass of illustrated pieces I still think this belongs among one of the better books to have there in the bookshelf, if your main interest in Rose Medallion for the North American market. Despite a few silly mistakes I think it sorts out the North American terminology on Chinese export porcelain pretty well and you get all of the traditional definitions down pat. Someone needs to keep up the traditions and I think this book does that pretty well. If you want better illustrations, there are plenty books with good pictures around. In that respect, this book hits pretty near rock bottom I would say. Maybe you should try to take a look inside it before you decide, but since I think it is available dirt cheap second had it’s not that big a decision.
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