As the magician never betrays his tricks, so the potter guards his pottery secrets. The master whispers to his apprentice the necessary processing of raw materials. The ceramic alchemist keeps glaze recipes in secret writing.

More than once, pottery secrets have been lost in the grave . But mysteries have an unstoppable appeal. There are always researchers who unravel riddles and reveal secrets. This is also the case in ceramic art.

“Since I have set myself faithfully to show forth all the secrets of the art of the potter.” (Cipriano Piccolpasso “Li tre libri dell’arte del vasaio”1557)

In this way Cipriano Piccolpasso still captivates the readers of his handwritten manuscript from 1557. In it he revealed the Italian majolica technique of the 16th century.

And by doing so, wrote the first ceramics manual in the world.