The arcanum

Description:

An extraordinary episode in cultural & scientific history comes to life in the fascinating story of a genius, greed, & exquisite beauty revealed by the obsessive pursuit of the secret formula for one of the most precious commodities of eighteenth century European royalty-fine porcelain.

subjects: Antiquarian,  European Porcelain,  Meissen porcelain,  Nonfiction,  Porcelain, European,  Meißener Porzellan,  Geschichte,  New York Times reviewed,  Pottery, european,  Pottery,  Porcelain, history,  Porcelain, europe

People: Johann Friedrich Böttger (1682-1719),  Johann Gregor Höroldt (1696-1775),  Johann Joachim Kändler (1706-1775)