David Sanctuary Howard 2004 The Unforgiving Minute Chinese Armorial Porcelain

Description: Hardcover. 8vo. Published by The Memoir Club, Stanhope, UK.2004. xiii, 464, text illustrations. First Edition/First Printing. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. David Sanctuary Howard was the greatest world expert of the 20th century in Chinese armorial porcelain. But he was not an ordinary trader. He had a mission. That mission was to do his best to marry heraldic china with the original collections for which they were created. David Sanctuary Howard 2004 The Unforgiving Minute Chinese Armorial Porcelain Description Up For Sale Today is The Unforgiving Minute by David Sanctuary Howard, With a foreword by the Reverend Canon John Andrew Hardcover. 8vo. Published by The Memoir Club, Stanhope, UK.2004. xiii, 464, text illustrations. First Edition/First Printing. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. David Sanctuary Howard was the greatest world expert of the 20th century in Chinese armorial porcelain. But he was not an ordinary trader. He had a mission. That mission was to do his best to marry heraldic china with the original collections for which they were created. Given a piece of porcelain with British arms, Howard would seek to identify the family who first bought it, if possible the name of the first owner, and any important moments in its history. He aimed to date any single piece accurately to within five years, and to classify the styles of armorial porcelain, and thus of much other Chinese export porcelain of the 18th century. He hoped, too, to add to the great store of knowledge of heraldry and its use in the 18th century, by cataloguing as many examples as possible, indexing mottoes, and blazoning arms. He endeavoured not only to throw new light on the way of life of those who could afford to buy this porcelain from the East, but to provide information for future work on 18th-century Chinese porcelain, armorial porcelain with continental arms, European porcelain derived from Chinese painting, or any other aspect of the East India Company's business. OUR MISSION STATEMENT: Our goal is to provide the best books for the lowest prices. We understand that you have more choices than ever to buy books, so we strive to provide the best service, accurate descriptions, the cheapest shipping and the best customer service in the realm of bookselling. Thank you for visiting this listing and we hope to see you again soon! Book formats and corresponding sizes Name Abbreviations Leaves Pages Approximate cover size (width × height) inches cm folio 2º or fo 2 4 12 × 19 30.5 × 48 quarto 4º or 4to 4 8 9½ × 12 24 × 30.5 octavo 8º or 8vo 8 16 6 × 9 15 × 23 duodecimo or twelvemo 12º or 12mo 12 24 5 × 7⅜ 12.5 × 19 sextodecimo or sixteenmo 16º or 16mo 16 32 4 × 6¾ 10 × 17 octodecimo or eighteenmo 18º or 18mo 18 36 4 × 6½ 10 × 16.5 trigesimo-secundo or thirty-twomo 32º or 32mo 32 64 3½ × 5½ 9 × 14 quadragesimo-octavo or forty-eightmo 48º or 48mo 48 96 2½ × 4 6.5 × 10 sexagesimo-quarto or sixty-fourmo 64º or 64mo 64 128 2 × 3 5 × 7.5 ALL ITEMS ARE DESCRIBED TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY! PLEASE CHECK ALL THE PHOTOS BEFORE BIDDING! PAYMENT IS DUE WITHIN FOUR (4) DAYS OF THE INVOICE! Import duties, taxes and charges are not included in the item price. These charges are the buyer's responsibility. Please check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding/buying. These charges are typically collected by the delivering freight (shipping) company or when you pick the item up. We do not mark merchandise values below value or mark items as "gifts" as US and International government regulations prohibit such behavior. (This is a felony in the United States) Showcase your items with Auctiva's Listing Templates! THE simple solution for eBay sellers. Track Page Views WithAuctiva's Counter

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