| Description |
160 p. : col ill. ; 25 cm |
| Series |
The new ceramics |
| Contents |
Cover -- Half-title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Section 1. Glaze principles and application -- 1. Understanding glazes -- 2. Glaze materials and minerals -- 3. Colouring glazes -- 4. Impurities and variation in materials -- 5. Stability and durability -- 6. Creating and testing glazes -- 7. Glaze mixing and application -- 8. Firing -- 9. Glaze 'defects' -- Section 2. Special effect glazes -- 10. Special effects: the chemistry -- 11. Crackle glazes -- 12. Ash glazes -- 13. Celadon and Copper red glazes -- 14. Drippy glazes and Chun glazes -- 15. Crystalline glazes -- 16. Shrink and Crawl: Lichen glazes -- 17. Volcanic, Lava or Crater glazes -- 18. Spotted glazes -- 19. Metallic glazes -- 20. Layering glazes -- Conclusion -- References -- Bibliography -- Appendices -- 1. Glaze materials UK:US materials substitutions -- 2. Orton cone temperatures -- 3. Ceramic materials, chemical formula and molecular weight -- 4. Limits for stable glazes -- Periodic table of elements -- 5. Materials analysis for UK frits, clays and feldspars -- 6. Materials analysis for US frits, clays and feldspars -- Suppliers -- Laboratories for leach testing of glazes -- Health and Safety -- Index. |
| Subject |
Glazes -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Glazed pottery -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Pottery craft
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Ceramics
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Pottery
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| Alt Author |
Bloomfield, Henry
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| Alt Title |
Special effect glazes |
| ISBN |
9781912217892 |
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