European porcelain was born in the German city of Meissen in 1708. Until now, no source book was available to show the marks used by manufacturers, factories and decorators from the beginning to the present. Marks on German, Bohemian and Austrian Porcelain 1710 to the Present includes more than 3,300 marks, many of them previously unpublished. More than 1,300 porcelain products producers and decorators are identified, including marks which American importers had applied.A special chapter shows more than 650 marks of Continental and American origin which can be confused with other famous marks. Here are aids in identifying imitations, fakes and look-alikes, and revisions of marks which have been incorrectly identified until now. In all cases, the time period in which the mark was given to enable dealers auctioneers the opportunity to determine the age of a porcelain piece. AUTHOR:.