Robert Tichane Ching-Te-Chen: Views of a Porcelain City. Painted Post, New York: The New York State Institute for Glaze Research, 1983. xi/468 pages. Large-format volume, measuring approximately 8.5" x 10.5", is bound in light gray cloth, with stamped lettering to spine and stamped Chinese characters to front cover. Book is in fine condition, with solid binding, clean and bright pages. Illustrated with b&w photographs. Contents: 1. Introduction 2. "A Memoir on Porcelain Manufacturing" by Chiang Chi 3. "Letter I" by Pere d'Entrecolles 4. "Letter II" by Pere d'Entrecolles 5. "The Twenty Illustrations of the Manufacture of Porcelain" by Tang Ying 6. "A Description of Ching-te-chen" by S.W. Bushell 7. "A Trip to Ching-te-chen" by F. Scherzer 8. "Studies on Chinese Porcelain" by Georges Vogt 9. "A Report on a Journey in the Interior of Kiangsi" by W.J. Clennell 10. "A Journey from Kuling to Ching-te-chen" by Harry A. Franck 11. "Reconnaissance of Ancient Kiln Sites" by Liu Xin-yuan and Bai Kun 12. Conclusion
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