Portuguese Faience, 16th and 17th Centuries - Reynaldo dos Santos - Specialized Book

A reference work on Portuguese faience from the 16th and 17th centuries.

"Portuguese Faience - 16th and 17th Centuries" by Reynaldo dos Santos is a fundamental study on Portuguese ceramics from the Renaissance and Baroque eras. This specialized book documents and analyzes the faience pieces produced in Portugal during two crucial centuries for the history of national ceramics.

Features:

• Author: Reynaldo dos Santos (1880-1970) - Portuguese art historian
• Theme: Portuguese Faience from the 16th and 17th Centuries
• Cover with illustration of a blue and white earthenware bottle bearing the coat of arms of 1651.
• Specialized content on historical Portuguese ceramics.
• Photographic documentation of important pieces
• An essential reference for scholars and collectors.
• Condition: Used, with signs of handling consistent with its age.

Reynaldo dos Santos was one of the most important historians of Portuguese art in the 20th century. This work documents the rich tradition of Portuguese faience, including pieces with heraldic, religious, and decorative motifs that characterize the national ceramic production of these historical periods.

Perfect for collectors of antique ceramics, art historians, antique dealers, museums, art history students, researchers, and anyone interested in Portuguese artistic heritage. An indispensable bibliographic reference on Portuguese faience.