Etruscan Bucchero in the British Museum (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780861591657)

Bucchero is the most distinctive class of ceramic produced in Etruria, Italy, between the 7th and the 5th centuries BC. This publication aims to provide a complete up-to-date listing and description of the collection of bucchero in the British Museum; a collection that consists of over three hundred items including examples of all the important regional productions of bucchero. A previous partial publication of the collection in 1932 is now out-dated and in need of replacement. In addition to being a new, complete, fully referenced and illustrated catalogue, technical aspects of the production of the vessels have been meticulously studied in order to reconstruct a working sequence - detailing the steps in the manufacture of each vase. A final important contribution of the study is the investigation of the formation of the collection, which dates back to 1756, and the history of the study of bucchero.

Author: Philip Perkins
ISBN-10: 0861591658
ISBN-13: 9780861591657
Publisher: British Museum Press
Language: English
Published: 12/18/2007
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.19lbs
Size: 11.43h x 8.34w x 0.41d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 05/01/2008 pg. 288