English porcelain, 1745-95

the long version

"This is the first book of its kind to explore the eighteenth-century English porcelain industry as a whole, breaking away from the traditional studies of factory histories which concentrate principally on matters of attribution and dating. Shifting the focus away from individual factories allows the broader examination of over-arching issues of factory and workshop organization, and enables the careers of key entrepreneurs, artists and craftsmen (many of whom moved from one factory to another) to be tracked and assessed." "The text is based on extensive study of the surviving documentary evidence and will appeal to students of design history and the decorative arts, to economic and social historians, as well as to the traditional audience of collectors, art dealers and connoisseurs."--BOOK JACKET.