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	Antique China Porcelain & Collectibles
		Meissen porcelain is a timeless treasure in the truest sense of the word.
		It was in Meissen that perhaps the most famous of all antique China dinnerware was produced by Europeans, the unmistakable blue-and-white "Onion" pattern.
		While modeled as closely as possible after a pattern first produced by the Chinese (for European consumption) the plates and bowls styled in the Meissen factory in 1740 adopted a feel that was distinctly their own.
	www.antique-china-porcelain-collectibles.com /meissen_history.htm (799 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Meissen
		Meissen, Bamberg, and Regensburg (Ratisbon); the opposition of
		Meissen remained, though under protest, subject to the jurisdiction of the Metropolitan of
		Meissen from the authority of the metropolitan and to place it directly under the Holy See.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/10148b.htm (929 words)

	ABOUT MEISSEN PORCELAIN (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Meissen was able to protect this secret for years before workmen escaped with their knowledge of porcelain making, and wholesale copying of Meissen across the western world began.
		Meissen was instructed to produce wares representing the new meaning of life in a socialist society.
		During this period, Meissen had to confront the question as to whether or not it should remain a manufactory, where everything was made by hand and every piece would remain unique with no two pieces exactly alike, or become a factory, where machines mass produced the large numbers required of a factory.
	www.lvharkness.com /lvharkness/dept.asp?s_id=0&dept_id=5067 (1463 words)

	Meissen
		The year in which the Diocese of Meissen was established is not known, the oldest extant records being forgeries; however, the record of endowment by Otto I in 971 is genuine.
		In 1346 the diocese stretched from the Erzgebirge in the south to the mouth of the Neisse and to the Queis, on the east to the Oder, on the north to the middle course of the Spree.
		The former began the magnificent Gothic cathedral, in which are buried nine princes of the House of Wettin; the latter, as notary and intimate friend of the Margrave of Meissen, afterwards the Emperor Charles IV, protected the interests of his church and increased the revenues of the diocese.
	www.catholicity.com /encyclopedia/m/meissen.html (1033 words)

	AllRefer.com - Meissen, Germany (German Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
		A porcelain manufacturing center since 1710, Meissen is famous for its delicate figurines (often called "Dresden" china); the industry is supported by local deposits of kaolin and potter's earth.
		Meissen was founded (929) by Henry of Saxony (later German king as Henry I), and it became (965) the seat of the margraviate of Meissen, where the Wettin dynasty of Saxony originated.
		The diocese of Meissen was founded in 968, was suppressed in 1581, and was restored in 1921 with its see at Bautzen.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/M/Meissen.html (264 words)

	porcelain: meissen - the crossed swords (1)
		The factory of Meissen was founded in 1710 by Augustus the Strong, elector of Saxony and this right after the (re)discovery of the hard paste porcelain by J.F. Böttger and Count Ehrenfried Walter von Tschirnhausen.
		He was brought to Meissen from Vienna by Samuel Stölzel and created in Meissen a rich palette of enamel colours for the decoration of the wares.
		During the period 1756-1773 Meissen porcelain was marked with the crossed swords with a dot in between the cross-pieces and the period was accordingly known as the dot-period.
	www.users.skynet.be /rutrene/marks08.html (535 words)

	Mad for Meissen \| Departures (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		In her sunny studio at the Meissen Porcelain Manufactory, Gudrun Gaube has a bulletin board covered in a patchwork of rosesâ”scraps clipped from Japanese seed catalogues and travel magazines and sketches made in neighbors' gardens.
		This attention to detail gives Meissen's 600 highly trained modelers and painters (who after at least three years of apprenticeship in the factory's own school, and often additional art studies at university, go on to specialize in painting just flowers or landscapes or animals) room to accommodate a certain amount of custom work.
		Meissen's vast working repertoire is unrivaled among competitors at this rarefied level of handcraftingâ”of which there are, understandably, few.
	www.departures.com /articles/mad-for-meissen (1684 words)

	Meissen Porcelain & China Reference Information and History @ Collectics Antiques & Collectibles
		Meissen is really a fortress town, and several 13th and 14th century Gothic cathedrals domintate the skyline of the town, along with the Albrechtsburg Castle which stands at the original site of the Meissen Porcelain Works.
		Meissen was unchallenged for supremacy until the mid 1750s by the French royal factory at Sevres, France.
		Meissen's trademark of crossed swords, derived from Augustus' coat of arms, is known the world over as a mark of the finest quality and a great history.
	www.collectics.com /education_meissen.html (647 words)

	Albrechtsburg Meissen: Timetable (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Establishment of the Margraviate of Meissen and appointment of a margrave, who governed the state on behalf of the King.
		Establishment by Emperor Otto I of the Archbishopric of Magdeburg together with the bishoprics of Meissen, Zeitz and Merseburg.
		The Bishop of Meissen also took an official residence on the castle hill, very near to the margrave.
	www.albrechtsburg-meissen.de /index.php?id=45&L=1 (960 words)

	Meissen - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Meissen, city in east central Germany, in the state of Saxony (Sachsen), on the Elbe River, near the city of Dresden.
		Leipzig was chartered by the margraves of Meissen in the...
		- fine German porcelain: fine and delicate porcelain as made in Meissen since the early 18th century.
	encarta.msn.com /Meissen.html (119 words)

	An Encyclopedia about Meissen Porcelain (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The collection offers the enthusiast a great opportunity to dating Meissen porcelain as the majority of pieces are illustrated together with a photograph of the base that clearly illustrates all the piece's markings.
		Unlike Meissen, may of the factories that used the Vienna mark, depending on what the item is can be as valuable as the original depending on the quality and theme of the painting.
		The purpose of these images is educational and to bring the public's awareness to Meissen porcelain and related material around the globe.
	www.buymeissen.com (2068 words)

	Meissen Vulture - Victoria and Albert Museum
		The vulture was made for Augustus the Strong (1694/7-1733), Elector of Saxony and King of Poland, one of the wealthiest monarchs and most important patrons of the arts of his age.
		It is from a large group of animals and birds ordered from the Meissen factory for the porcelain menagerie that Augustus planned for the upper floor of the Japanese Palace at Dresden.
		Conceived in 1730, this was intended to complement his existing menagerie of live animals at the Moritzburg and his collection of stuffed animals at the Zwinger (both nearby in Dresden).
	www.vam.ac.uk /collections/ceramics/meissen_vulture/index.html (1001 words)

	Meissen Loan (Getty Press Release)
		The porcelain animals, created between 1730 and 1735 at the Saxon royal porcelain manufactory in Meissen, near Dresden, were commissioned by Friedrich August I, Elector of Saxony, known as Augustus the Strong.
		Featuring 30 color and 17 fl-and-white illustrations, the catalogue is published by the J. Paul Getty Museum and written by Samuel Wittwer, curator of the ceramics collections at the Prussian Palaces and Gardens Foundation and of the archives of the Royal Porcelain Manufactory, Berlin.
		Despite his short four-year career at the Meissen porcelain manufactory, Johann Gottlieb Kirchner (born 1706) was the first sculptor to head its modeling studio.
	www.getty.edu /news/press/exhibit/meissen.html (1346 words)

	Meissen Link (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		A morning's ride down the Elbe from Dresden is the city of Meissen, home to the Meissen porcelain factory which manufactures some of the world's finest porcelain.
		The skyline of Meissen is dominated by the Albrechtburg Castle and the Meissen Cathedral.
		Exquisite examples of Meissen porcelain adorn the alter which is framed by beautiful stained glass windows.
	www.centralmethodist.edu /employee/llembke/Meissen_Link.htm (197 words)

	Meissen Adventure Travel - Meissen Travel Guide
		This "city of porcelain" is most often visited on a day trip from Dresden, although since reunification, it now has suitable accommodations for those who'd like to spend the night and get acquainted with the area.
		Meissen lies on both banks of the Elbe, with the Altstadt on the left bank.
		The early makers of this so-called "white gold" were virtually held prisoner here, because the princes who ruled the city wanted to keep their secrets to themselves.
	away.com /destination-overview/Meissen-314646-travel-guide.html (295 words)

	Meissen Porcelain
		The Staatliche Porzellan-Manufaktur Meissen was founded in 1710 in the late Gothic Albrechtburg-castle.
		The porcelain with the crossed blue swords on a white background has become the symbol of luxurious savoirvivre.
		The mingling of know-how, experience and passion for the "material" known as porcelain has defined the character of Meissen 's porcelain over the centuries to the present day.
	www.lyonsantiques.com /meissen%20porcelain.htm (158 words)

	A Passion for Porcelain: Meissen Floral Painting (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		In 1709 Böttger informed Augustus of their success and the Meissen Porcelain Manufactory was established at Albrechtsburg Castle in Meissen in 1710.
		The Staatliche Porzellan-Manufaktur Meissen is now under the ownership of the Free State of Saxony and employs 1100 people.
		At the end of the nineteenth century, during the Jugendstil or Art Nouveau period, Eduard Julius Braunsdorf (1841-1922) created a technique of flower painting known as Naturalistic Flower Painting in which arrangement of flowers, based on nature, were softly painted in vivid colors to arrive at an elegant style.
	www.marquette.edu /haggerty/exhibitions/past/meissen/meissen.html (471 words)

	Art & Antiques: Gallery
		Meissen figure of a female sitting beside a large jug holding the lid open
		Meissen figure of male kneeling beside a large jug holding the lid open
		A large pair of two handled Meissen vases and covers.
	www.met.police.uk /artandantiques/pages/ceramics.htm (207 words)

	All Shop's meissen : Pia's Antique Gallery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The original 20 piece monkey orchestra was created at the Meissen porcelain factory by the artistic genius of sculptor Johann Joachem Kaendler (1706-1775.) Lore has it that he hand sculpted each individual figure as a caricature of the court orchestra of Count Bruhl, each piece having their own distinctive features.
		Schneeballen means snowball in German and is a name that Meissen used to describe their porcelain pieces decorated with all over tiny florets (like the snowball plant.) The work is painstaking and takes a very skilled modeler of which Meissen had the best.
		An exceptional pair of matched classical urn-shaped Meissen mantel vases in their popular “Full Green Vine Wreath pattern.” The vases are in exceptional condition and are first quality marked with the Pommel Crossed Sword used between 1850-1924, they stand 9” H and are beautifully embellished with gilt highlights.
	www.rubylane.com /shops/piatik/ilist?ss=meissen&samedb=1&prevss=jasperware (2375 words)

	Meissen travel guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Meissen in Saxony is famous as a producer of parcelain and wine.
		The main sights in town are the Albrechtsburg Castle and Meissen Cathedral on the hill above the town.
		Meissen is also a good starting point for taking a trip along the Saxon wine road.
	www.world66.com /europe/germany/saxony/meissen (208 words)

	eBay Guides - Meissen or Bone China Lace Made in Japan
		The confusion between what is Meissen and what is, say, a Wales Japanese piece, seems to arise when the sticker has been removed leaving only the indelible marks under the base.
		Further adding to the misunderstanding is the fact that these pieces are usually of a very fine character when comparing their delicacy of porcelain detailing and painting to other "Made in Japan" pieces.
		However, when compared to true Meissen pieces, it becomes obvious that these are more "production line" than "one of a kind".
	reviews.ebay.com /Meissen-or-quot-Bone-China-Lace-quot-Made-in-Japan_W0QQugidZ10000000000137582?ssPageName=BUYGD:CAT:-1:LISTINGS:6 (582 words)

	Judy & Brian Harden Meissen figures
		Specialising in fine 18th century Meissen porcelain figures.
		Meissen porcelain has been prized for nearly 300 years.
		From the 1730's modellers like Kaendler, Reinicke, Eberlein and Meyer and colourists like Horoldt, made Meissen world leaders in the production of fine porcelain figures.They were bought then, as now, by discerning collectors from all over the world.
	www.meissenfigures.co.uk /index.html (55 words)

	Review on Meissen by turvi76 - MouthShut.com
		Meissen is more than 1000 years old founded by King Henry I in 929 A.D and 13th/ 14th century Gothic cathedrals dominate the skyline of the town.
		Meissen is a small town hence commuting within the town is out of question.
		The enthusiasm for the ’’White Gold’’ from the East finally led to discovery of the magical white paste into porcelain in Meissen where Europe?s first porcelain manufactory was born- The Albrechtsburg Castle.
	www.mouthshut.com /review/Meissen-70935.html (727 words)

	German and Austrian Porcelain in the Eighteenth Century \| Thematic Essay \| Timeline of Art History \| The Metropolitan ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		One of the great achievements of the Meissen factory was the production of large-scale vases, which were difficult to fire successfully because of their size.
		The most ambitious of all of the projects undertaken at Meissen for Augustus the Strong was the production of large-scale animals for the Japanese Palace, the building intended to house all of his porcelain collections.
		The success of the Meissen and du Paquier firms led to the establishment of other porcelain factories in Germany in the 1740s and 50s, and it was often workers coming from either Meissen or Vienna who provided the necessary technical expertise to the new operations.
	www.metmuseum.org /toah/hd/porg/hd_porg.htm (979 words)

	Meissen Marks and Crossed Swords Marks
		Early in the history of Meissen they were very careful when they marked their wares, the swords were placed at a wide angle to each other and were carefully drawn.
		If the mark on your antique or collectible is not shown below and you believe that it is a Meissen piece I recommend that you visit the library and look through books on Meissen or research some of the other manufacturer's that used the crossed swords or arrows marks.
		Meissen used several marks and there were several "reproduction" Meissen marks: When I say "reproduction marks" I mean reproduction from the 18th Century, maybe copy would be a better word.
	www.mygrannysatticantiques.com /html/meissen_marks_and_crossed_swor.html (1102 words)

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