The oriental influence on the ceramic art of the Italian renaissance
A 1900 London study by Henry Wallis, published by B. Quaritch, examining how Eastern ceramic patterns shaped Italian Renaissance pottery, aimed at art historians and collectors. The pictures are gold-toned line engravings of tall jars and vases with dense floral scrollwork, geometric bands, and stylised leaves, offering a designer rich repeat patterns and a vintage ornamental vocabulary for surface decoration.
