10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SCALEWORK»
Discover the use of
scalework in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
scalework and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Exhibition of the Faience of Persia and the Nearer East
The body entirely covered with scalework in blue and green, divided by
arabesques of red and white; on the shoulders bold gadroons in blue and white;
the upper part of the neck ornamented like the body. Rhodian, sixteenth century.
Sir Charles Hercules Read, 1907
2
Catalogue of the Soulages Collection: being a descriptive ...
In a medallion at the bottom of the cup is an amorino standing near a large vase,
on blue background, the rest of the interior of the piece grounded in gold lustre ;
exterior painted in rayed compartments, with scalework and foliated ornaments ...
Sir John Charles Robinson, Museum of Ornamental Art, 1856
3
Catalogue of the Soulages collection; now exhibited at the ...
In a medallion at the bottom of the cup is an amorino standing near a large vase,
on blue background, the rest of the interior of the piece grounded in gold lustre ;
exterior painted in rayed compartments, with scalework and foliated ornaments ...
John Charles Robinson (sir.), 1856
4
Catalogue of a Collection of Oriental Porcelain and Pottery
lying, having made its voyage from the 8th December 1784 till the 21st April 1785
); rich border of scalework in brown and gold. H. 4 in. 613. The island of Hai-nan
is off the coast of Canton. Saucer. Chinese porcelain, painted in colours ; a view ...
Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks, 1876
5
A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish ...
escamada f. scalework broidery; escamado, da a. distrustful; m. scalework.];
escamadura f. scaling (offish); escamante a. scaling; escamar t. to scale (a fish); (
coll.) to make someone distrustful. [L. desquamāre: id. <des- + squāma.] escamel
m.
6
Bethnal Green branch museum. Catalogue of a collection of ...
lying, Laving made, its voyage from the 8th December 1784 till the 21st April
1785); rich border of scalework in brown and gold. H. 4 in. 613. The island of Hai-
nan is off the coast of Canton. Saucer. Chinese porcelain, painted in colours ; a
view ...
Augustus Wollaston Franks (sir.), 1878
7
Catalogue of a Collection of Oriental Porcelain and Pottery ...
April 1785); rich border of scalework in brown and gold. H. 4 in. 613. The island
of Hai-nan is off the coast of Canton. Saucer. Chinese porcelain, painted in
colours ; a view of the Boompjes, Rotterdam, with boats in front. Diam. 6 in. 614.
Bethnal Green Branch Museum, South Kensington museum, London. Bethnal Green branch, Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks, 1876
8
British Basket-hilted Swords: A Typology of Basket-type ...
The knuckle-guard is decorated with pierced open scalework, each scale
containing a fern-like decoration. A side knuckle-guard of thin flattened-
rectangular section on each side links the end of the main knuckle-guard with the
rear quillon.
9
Porcelain, paintings, and silver
Property of a New York City Private Collector □ 505 CHINESE EXPORT
CYLINDRICAL MUG, circa 1760, painted in shades of rose, purple, blue, yellow,
green and iron-red with scattered floral sprigs, the rim with an iron-red scalework
band ...
Sotheby Parke Bernet New York, 1980
10
Chinese Export Porcelain
... heightened in gilding, and an iron-red wavy line issuing rose and purple floral
sprigs around the footrim, and the cover with an iron-red and worn gilt scroll knop
and a green-edged rose scalework border around the rim. Length 13 in. (33 cm.)
...
