Author: The Trustees of Burghley House
Title: The Wrestling Boys. Chinese and Japanese Ceramics from the 16th to the 18th Century in the Collection at Burghly House. An inventory of the Goods in Burghley House belonging to the Right Honble John Earl of Exeter and Ann Countesse of Exeter Taken August 21th 1688
Description: Stamford. Burghley House. 1981. First edition. Octavo. Softcover. Very good. 98 Pages, 250 objects described and depicted in black and white as well as a few in colour. This exhibition catalogue was the first work written on the many Chinese and Japanese porcelains of Burghley House that are described in the inventory of 1688. Such inventories are extremely important in dating objects and can proove beyond a doubt that an object was manufactured and exported to Europe in the late 17th century. From the Oliver Impey Library.

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