Rose Kerr (art historian)

5 Part 12: Ceramic Technology ( ISBN 0521838339) is a major contribution to the seminal series of works on Chinese science begun by Joseph Needham.

It covers the formation of clays and their relation to the underlying geologies of China, firing, manufacturing methods and sequences, glazes, pigments and gilding, and the impact of Chinese ceramic technology around the world from the 7th century onwards.

[citation needed] Based on the collection at the Victoria and Albert Museum, the book explored a subject which was at that time new to art history, namely the identification, dating and use of bronze vessels made in the Song-Qing dynasties.

She has taught at the universities of London, Sussex, Glasgow, and Oslo, and was a lecturer for the UK National Association of Decorative and Fine Art Societies for many years.

[citation needed] In 2015, Kerr was created an honorary citizen of Jingdezhen, China, the historic centre of Chinese porcelain production,[5][6] in recognition of her "outstanding contribution to academic research on Jingdezhen ceramics, and the promotion of cultural exchange between the UK and China", the first non-Chinese citizen to be so honoured.