A book whose full title is "The Arcanum: The Extraordinary True Story", by Janet Gleeson. The title appears in the center of the dust jacket in gold letters, inside a black cartouche trimmed in gold. The background of the book is an intricate detail of the surface of an 18th century porcelain object, decorated to resemble swags with gold trim, a classical urn, an eagle with its wings outspread, and rococo-style swoops and flourishes. It is in shades of ivory, gold, pink, red and brown
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The Arcanum, by Janet Gleeson. Yes it's about #porcelain. And surprisingly full of 18th century side history & intrigue.
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