Excerpt from Italian Ceramic Art: Figure Design and Other Forms of Ornamantation in Xvth Century Italian Maiolica, With Illustrations It is, of course, impossible to say what further remains of this xvth century maiolica will come to light. Considering the close search for it of late years the amount will probably be small. Yet if the finds of intact specimens are finished there are still the wasters on the sites of the old potteries to be unearthed and likewise the multitudinous buried fragments, which for historic purposes may be no less useful than the perfect pieces. But the quest should not be left to the casual grubbing of irresponsible diggers when the earth is turned up for building purposes. Rather it should be the undertaking of trained excavators working on scientific principles. And in the country which can boast of discoverers like Dr. P. Orsi and Comm. G. Boni, others of the same school will not fail to be forthcoming when their services are called for. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.