MS PAMELA J RICHARDSON wrote:
>
> Hello All,
> I am currently looking for any books or other reference material on
> the decorations/patterns on historic ceramics for my lab.  I have
> several books and articles on maker's marks, but as we all know, you
> don't always find the maker's marks when you're excavating. I have
> been looking for books on ceramic patterns so that I can better date
> the ceramics that come through the lab, but I don't think I looking
> in the right places.  Any help would be greatly appreciated!
>
> Thank you,
> Pam Richardson
> Lab Director
> Archaeological and Historical Consultants, Inc.
> 101 North Pennsylvania Ave.
> Centre Hall, PA 16828
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Pam,
A great online bibliography for ceramics is at
<www.mtsu.edu/kesmith/TNARCHNET/Pubs/cerambib.html>
By the way, you'll go broke trying to buy the vast body of works on the
subject, I hope you're employer can help.