Descrizione
The V&A has the greatest collection of maiolica in the world, and this long-awaited book explores its significance to the art and material culture of the Italian Renaissance. Tracing the uses of maiolica – from birth through courtship and marriage rituals – this is an engaging insight into family life in the Renaissance. New photography shows the dazzling colours, not faded over time, that emphasize why these ceramics were prized so greatly when they were made, and remain so popular with collection today. The volume also includes illustrations from Piccolpasso’s sixteenth-century manuscript, The Three Books of the Potter’s Art, an incomparable source on maiolica, to illustrate how these beautiful objects were made.
