Reviews for Hungarian Ceramics from the Zsolnay Manufactory, 1853-2001

The average rating for Hungarian Ceramics from the Zsolnay Manufactory, 1853-2001 based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2012-01-26 00:00:00 Katelyn Ignatowicz This comprehensive text reviews pottery of Southampton from 1066-1510. Included is a chapter detailing the catalogue, with good cross section drawings and scale. Each piece is discussed in sections reviewing the origins, such as Low Country or Rhenish Wares, for example. Not all finds are illustrated, but there are 382 figures included as well as a few colour photos. There are chapters on statistics and analysis as well as an interesting chapter on the likely process of making for some of the pieces. This is a refreshing difference from many archeological treatises that do not bother to reflect on the possible techniques used to make and fire the work discussed. There is also a chapter on form, function and use as well as ones on the context (where they were found, who lived there) and interpretations and conclusions based on the data.

Review # 2 was written on 2013-04-12 00:00:00 Robbie Ludlow I was compelled to read this short book after a very moving trip to the British Museum. I'd spent most of the day looking at Roman perfume bottles, and I was walking briskly through the main Roman gallery en route to Minoan Crete when the cup came into my vision. I recalled reading about it, and despite having been to the museum many times I'd never knowingly looked at it. I thought that on this occasion I ought to. So, wedged between East Asian tourists, I had my religious experience with the piece. The book does well to express my feelings about it. It's a very sensual piece, and open to a very satisfying amount of debate as to its meaning. I find it incredible how well crafted the cup is; the images are amazingly clear and modern looking compared to similar works from the period displayed in the book. The cup's modern history is intriguing too; the controversial figure of Edward Perry Warren deserves further reading I think. Anyway, the book does a good job of bringing together a selection of topics to do with the cup, including a detailed description of what is depicted and the physical condition of the cup. Really the price of the book is worth it just for the great photographs. Fascinating and beautiful.