Early porcelain of the Far East -- Oriental porcelain in Europe -- The first European procelain -- Rococo porcelain : northern Europe -- Rococo porcelain : Italy, Spain and France -- Rococo porcelain : England -- Later Far Eastern wares -- Porcelain in the nineteenth century : the continent -- Porcelain in the nineteenth century : England, Ireland and America -- Modern movements in porcelain -- Advice for porcelain collectors