"The Arcanum: The Extraordinary True Story" 1999 GLEESON, Janet Portraiture

"The Arcanum: The Extraordinary True Story" 1999 GLEESON, Janet PortraitureGLEESON, Janet [324] pp. Warner Books 1999 7 3 4" x 5 3 8" The Arcanum is a 1998 book by Janet Gleeson telling the story of the invention of European porcelain and the start of the porcelain industry outside China and Japan. The book details the events leading to the discovery of the formula for porcelain (the intended meaning of the book title), the ensuing start of the porcelain industry in Meissen, and its rapid spread to other places in Europe in

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