Ceramic technology for potters and sculptors /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Cuff, Yvonne Hutchinson (συγγραφέας.)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Bramhald, Peter
• Μορφή: Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, 1996.
• Θέματα: Κεραμική; Ηλεκτρονικά βιβλία

 Essential chemistry -- The natural process: the crystallization of minerals and formation of rocks -- The changing landscape and the evolution of clay -- Clay deposits and the mineralogy of clay -- Workshop practice and the theory of kiln firing -- The ceramic process: reversing the natural process -- Preparing and testing natural clay for workshop use -- Clay bodies: using blends of natural clays -- Clay bodies for specific purposes using dry raw materials -- The clay-glaze relationship, clay slips, and casting slips -- Introduction to glazes and glaze development -- The life history of a melting glaze and glaze formulation -- Theory of color and the right glaze for the color -- Appendix 1. Basic chemistry of use to ceramists -- Appendix 2. Test tiles and model making -- Appendix 3. Equipment and procedures.