Carano, Ranieri (ed.) — Maioliche Di Lodi, Milano E Pavia

Milano, Museo Poldi Pezzoli, 1964. Hardcover. Black paper wraps with white spine lettering; thick card boards with color (front) and bw (back) illustrations affixed over wraps. 439 pp. 472 bw illus. Text in Italian. Includes notes on the factories of each of the three cities (Lodi, Milan, Pavia), as well as the types of pictorial decorations on the majolica wares. Each section is followed by the catalogue of works. With a section of a few pages of items whose provenance is uncertain. Clean and tight but with scuffing to cover images; layers of thick front card board beginning to separate at lower corner edge; and age toning to end papers and edges of text pages.