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to administer to the spiritual necessities of my converts, and so I have interested myself in the manufacture of this beautiful porcelain, which is so highly prized, and is sent to all parts of the world. Nothing but my curiosity could ever have prompted me to such researches, but it appears to me
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425:See also
391:verbatim
349:smallpox
347:against
212:(1766–?)
210:Etiolles
116:in 1735.
1455:(Paris)
1449:(Paris)
1356:Biscuit
1286:Zsolnay
1262:Doulton
1250:Mintons
1214:Limoges
1112:Mennecy
1094:Chelsea
1058:Meissen
779:Qingbai
755:Celadon
395:Diderot
385:in his
353:mercury
326:Beijing
308:Réaumur
302:in his
222:Limoges
198:Mennecy
95:Jiangxi
47:Beijing
1370:People
1312:(1923)
1306:(1885)
1300:(1879)
1294:(1877)
1288:(1853)
1282:(1853)
1276:(1826)
1274:Herend
1270:(1822)
1268:Lichte
1264:(1815)
1258:(1814)
1252:(1793)
1246:(1781)
1240:(1777)
1234:(1775)
1228:(1775)
1222:(1774)
1216:(1771)
1210:(1768)
1204:(1764)
1198:(1763)
1196:Berlin
1192:(1759)
1186:(1760)
1184:Retiro
1180:(1759)
1174:(1758)
1168:(1757)
1162:(1756)
1160:Sèvres
1156:(1755)
1150:(1751)
1144:(1748)
1138:(1748)
1132:(1747)
1126:(1747)
1120:(1747)
1114:(1745)
1108:(1744)
1102:(1743)
1096:(1743)
1090:(1740)
1084:(1735)
1082:Doccia
1078:(1730)
1072:(1726)
1066:(1718)
1064:Vienna
1060:(1710)
1054:(1693)
1048:(1673)
1042:(1575)
1040:Medici
1033:Types:
993:Europe
978:Joseon
972:Goryeo
965:Types:
928:Hirado
923:Kutani
896:Types:
833:Canton
821:Kangxi
815:Tianqi
809:Swatow
742:Types:
733:(1338)
657:
642:
593:, p.84
377:Legacy
204:Sèvres
51:Jesuit
1208:Revol
1178:Weesp
1166:Derby
1046:Rouen
941:Korea
908:Imari
903:Arita
867:Japan
803:Kraak
702:China
450:Notes
216:Revol
174:Rouen
773:Ding
767:Xing
655:ISBN
640:ISBN
240:Nast
43:Lyon
1118:Bow
761:Yue
397:'s
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1416:/
638:,
612:^
589:,
514:^
497:^
470:^
464:ff
370:.
362:,
355:.
321:.
136:.
687:e
680:t
673:v
279:e
272:t
265:v
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