Description
The Portuguese crockery of the 18th and 19th centuries is a study of what was best produced in crockery in Portugal. Some of the main factories that emerged from the Pombaline Reforms are here widely represented, with special emphasis we can name Real Fábrica do Juncal, Real Fábrica do Cavaquinho of Porto and the production of Domingos Vandelli in Coimbra. According to art historian Vitor Serrão, the importance of this book lies in the meaning it has for local heritage, for national culture and for investment in scientific studies related to ceramics.|The author Jorge Pereira de Sampaio is also an art historian and author of the first doctoral thesis in the field of Portuguese ceramic history defended in any Portuguese-speaking country.|Some of this field leading researchers write in this book: Rafael Salinas Calado, Alexandre Nobre Pais, João Pedro Monteiro, Margarida Rebelo Correia, Cristina Horta and Jorge Pereira de Sampaio.|The book presents testimonials from three collectors with great knowledge about the collection: Isabel Silveira Godinho (director of the National Palace of Ajuda), ambassador José Bouza Serrano (head of State Protocols) and Ana Maria Botelho, in addition to José Gonçalves Sapinho, mayor of Alcobaça.|This publication demonstrates the interest that ACD Edições has in the dissemination of national heritage and in the decorative arts in particular.
