Porcelain in the West 1: Ming to Meissen,

For there to be any advances in Europe's efforts to produce true hard paste porcelain imitating the Chinese, it would require bringing together three amazing individuals, who on the surface, seemingly had nothing in common. Discovering the secret of China's seemingly magical wares with tea and coffee drinking in the ascendancy in Europe during the 17th century, the commercial advantages would have been highly motivating.

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