{"product_id":"majolica-mania-9780300251043","title":"Majolica Mania","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMajolica Mania\u003c\/em\u003e is the first comprehensive study of the most important ceramic innovation of the 19th century. Colourful, wildly imaginative, and technically innovative, majolica was both functional and aesthetic ceramic ware. Its subject matter reflects a range of 19th-century preoccupations, from botany and zoology to popular humour and the macabre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMajolica Mania\u003c\/em\u003e examines the medium’s considerable impact, from wares used in domestic settings to monumental pieces at the World’s Fairs. Essays by international experts address the extensive output of the originators and manufacturers in England—including Minton, Wedgwood, and George Jones—and the migration of English craftsmen to the U.S. New research, including information on important American makers in New York, Baltimore, and Philadelphia, is also featured.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFully illustrated, the book is enlivened by new photography of pieces from major museums and private collections in the U.S. and Great Britain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDistributed for Bard Graduate Center\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExhibition Schedule:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBard Graduate Center Gallery, New York\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e (September 24, 2021–January 2, 2022)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWalters Art Museum, Baltimore\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e (February 26–July 31, 2022)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePotteries Museum and Art Gallery, Stoke-on-Trent\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e (October 15, 2022–February 26, 2023)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47463524368620,"sku":"9780300251043","price":537.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780300251043-majolica-mania.jpg?v=1775034027","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/majolica-mania-9780300251043","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}