Italian Renaissance Maiolica

This long awaited for study explores the significance of these fascinating objects in the art and social history of the Italian Renaissance. This book traces the use of Maiolica objects in the Renaissance, from birth through courtship and marraige rituals to death, and gives an engaging insight into life of noble families in this period. New photograhy shows the dazzling palette of colours which has not faded over time, that was used to decorate these objects, and emphasizes why these objects were prized in the Renaissnace and remain so popular with today’s collectors.

Italian Renaissance Mailoica also includes illustrations from Piccolpasso’s sixteenth-century manuscript Three Books of the Potter’s Art, an incomparable source on maiolica, to illustrate how these highly valued objects were made. 

• Written by Elisa P. Sani, former Assistant Curator in the Ceramics and Glass department at the Victoria and Albert Museum
• Published in 2012 
• Hardback edition
• 192 pages
• Dimensions: 22cm x 27.5cm