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... pottery glazes were developed in China before the end of the 2nd millennium BC and porcelain by the 6th century , more than 1,000 years be- fore its discovery in Europe ; jade carving , sericulture ( the raising of silkworms ) , and ...
... pottery glazes were developed in China before the end of the 2nd millennium BC and porcelain by the 6th century , more than 1,000 years be- fore its discovery in Europe ; jade carving , sericulture ( the raising of silkworms ) , and ...
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... Pottery and Porcelain ( 1964 ) ; A.D. BRANKSTON , Early Ming Wares of Ching - te - chen ( 1938 ) ; STEPHEN BUSHELL , Descrip- tion of Chinese Pottery and Porcelain : Being a Translation of the T'ao Shuo ( 1910 ) ; SIR HARRY GARNER ...
... Pottery and Porcelain ( 1964 ) ; A.D. BRANKSTON , Early Ming Wares of Ching - te - chen ( 1938 ) ; STEPHEN BUSHELL , Descrip- tion of Chinese Pottery and Porcelain : Being a Translation of the T'ao Shuo ( 1910 ) ; SIR HARRY GARNER ...
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... pottery of the first palaces ( 2000 to 1700 BC ) , known as Kamares ware , is greatly superior to Early Minoan pottery , because of the introduction of the pot- ter's wheel . The decoration is an elaboration of the light on dark of the ...
... pottery of the first palaces ( 2000 to 1700 BC ) , known as Kamares ware , is greatly superior to Early Minoan pottery , because of the introduction of the pot- ter's wheel . The decoration is an elaboration of the light on dark of the ...
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