Again, not meant to discourage Erica from doing and publishing good research. The misleading sales pitch just hit me wrong. I only had a sip or two of coffee myself, which may explain my grumpiness...
 

 

Carl Steen
 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: erica gibson <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
Sent: Tue, Jul 27, 2010 9:52 am
Subject: Re: New: Catalogue of Ceramic Maker's Marks.


Wow! Talk about being ripped to shreds before I've even had my first cup of
coffee!

Erica S. Gibson
Lab/Collections Manager
Anthropological Studies Center
Sonoma State University
Rohnert Park, CA
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On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 6:16 AM, Carl Steen <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Sorry if I jumped the gun, but I get grumpy about hyperbole first thing in
> the morning.... I know I shouldn't discourage people from making the effort
> to put a good resource together.
>
>
> Carl Steen
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Melissa Diamanti <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
>  Sent: Tue, Jul 27, 2010 9:10 am
> Subject: Re: New: Catalogue of Ceramic Maker's Marks.
>
>
> Whoa there fellow HISTARCHers!
> Shouldn't you check out what the product actually has to offer before you
> slam
> it?
> I see from the webpage that the book is not available until October, but
> why
> assume the worst.  Reading the blurb on the website, I found...
>
> " this catalog provides full information on both the history of the mark
> and its
> variants, as well as details about the manufacturer" (emphasis mine)
>
> This suggests that variants of one maker's mark are all counted together in
> the
> 350, so it probably really covers a lot.  It also indicates that there is
> information on the company behind a mark, not just the name and possible
> dates,
> as in Kovel & Kovel.  So it could prove usefull after all.
>
> Meli Diamanti
>
> --- On Tue, 7/27/10, Caryn M. Berg <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>
> From: Caryn M. Berg <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: New: Catalogue of Ceramic Maker's Marks.
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Date: Tuesday, July 27, 2010, 1:17 AM
>
>
> A Comprehensive Catalogue of Ceramic Maker’s Marks…
>
>
>
> New From Left Coast Press, Inc. A 15% discount on web orders to the U.S. at
> www.LCoastPress.com <http://www.lcoastpress.com/>
>
>
>
> Ceramic Makers' Marks
>
> Erica Gibson
>
> Coming October 2010, 256 pages, $24.95 Paper
>
> Available for Pre-order!
>
>
>
> Erica Gibson’s comprehensive guide provides a much-needed catalogue of
> ceramic makers' marks of British, French, German, and American origin found
> in North American archaeological sites. Consisting of nearly 350 marks from
> 112 different manufacturers from the mid-19th through early 20th century,
> this catalog provides full information on both the history of the mark and
> its variants, as well as details about the manufacturer. A set of indexes
> allow for searches by manufacturer, location, mark elements, and common
> words used. This guide will be of interest not only to historical
> archaeologists, but material culture specialists, collectors, museum
> professionals, students, art historians, and others interested in ceramics.
>
>
>
> To order, visit our website at
>
> http://lcoastpress.com/book.php?id=315
>
> ISBN:  978-1-59874-188-9 (c) / 978-1-59874-189-6 (p)
>
>
>
> PRICE:
>
> $89.00 (U.S.), $89.00 (Canadian), £58.00 (Cloth)
>
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>
>
>
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