"This study of majolica, first published in 1989, has become the definitive book on the subject, hailed by collectors, curators, and antique dealers around the world. Since the book's initial appearance, majolica - that richly colored, lustrously glazed, exuberantly decorated Victorian ceramic art - has become nearly as sought after and prized as it was in the middle of the nineteenth century.".

"But what really is majolica, who made it, what are its patterns and marks, and how can it he appreciated and collected? The answers are all here in this meticulously researched, lavishly illustrated book, now updated with a new, fully illustrated chapter on recently discovered major pieces, the dramatic increase in auction and retail prices, and fresh scholarship on history, bringing the story of majolica right up to the present.

New color photographs of significant majolica pieces have also been added to previous chapters."--BOOK JACKET.