Somehow Good (Dodo Press) William De Morgan

William Frend de Morgan (1839-1917) was an English potter and tile designer. His tiles are often based on medieval designs or Persian patterns. At the age of twenty he entered the Royal Academy schools, but he was swiftly disillusioned with the establishment. In 1872, de Morgan set up a pottery works in Chelsea where he stayed through 1881. De Morgan was particularly drawn to Eastern tiles. Around 1873-1874, he made a striking breakthrough by rediscovering the technique of lustre ware found in Hispano-Moresque pottery and Italian maiolica. Nor was his interest in the East limited to glazing techniques, but it permeated his notions of design and colour, as well. William de Morgan turned his hand to writing novels, and became better known than he ever had been for his pottery. His first novel, Joseph Vance, was published in 1906, and was an instant sensation in the United States as well as the United Kingdom. This was followed by Alice-for-Short (1907), It Never Can Happen Again (1909) and An Affair of Dishonour (1910). Это и многое другое вы найдете в книге Somehow Good (Dodo Press) (William De Morgan)