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<p>[QUOTE="Figtree3, post: 17678, member: 33"]Greg, Maybe this book would be of some help?</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Wedgwood-Jasper-Ware-Collectors-Schiffer/dp/0764319264" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.amazon.com/Wedgwood-Jasper-Ware-Collectors-Schiffer/dp/0764319264" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Wedgwood-Jasper-Ware-Collectors-Schiffer/dp/0764319264</a></p><p><br /></p><p>It says it includes a section on "the classical mythology used for the bas-relief figures" -- But it is hard to tell how extensive that would be.</p><p><br /></p><p>There are several good sites online about classical mythology that identify the figures. You have probably seen these. Here is one: <a href="http://www.theoi.com/greek-mythology/greek-gods.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.theoi.com/greek-mythology/greek-gods.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.theoi.com/greek-mythology/greek-gods.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Besides the book in the Amazon link above, I'm not sure if any books or sites include specific identification of what sources have been used for jasperware. (I didn't look at shiloh's links...)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Figtree3, post: 17678, member: 33"]Greg, Maybe this book would be of some help? [url]http://www.amazon.com/Wedgwood-Jasper-Ware-Collectors-Schiffer/dp/0764319264[/url] It says it includes a section on "the classical mythology used for the bas-relief figures" -- But it is hard to tell how extensive that would be. There are several good sites online about classical mythology that identify the figures. You have probably seen these. Here is one: [url]http://www.theoi.com/greek-mythology/greek-gods.html[/url] Besides the book in the Amazon link above, I'm not sure if any books or sites include specific identification of what sources have been used for jasperware. (I didn't look at shiloh's links...)[/QUOTE]
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