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Foreword | |
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Introduction | |
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Author's note and acknowledgements | |
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Material, method and process | |
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Understanding material and processes | |
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The consequence of form | |
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Choosing a method of making | |
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Clay body and casting slip | |
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Properties of a clay body and casting slip | |
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Ingredients | |
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Types of clay bodies | |
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Formulating a clay body recipe | |
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Using colouring oxides and ceramic pigments | |
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Preparing a plastic clay body or plemp body | |
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Preparing a casting slip or plemp body | |
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Storing | |
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Preparations prior to making | |
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Taking size and weight into consideration | |
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Means of transport | |
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Foundation base in general | |
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Foundation base for large and complex pieces | |
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Handbuilding | |
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Coiling and slab-building | |
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Throw-and-coil method | |
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Slabs and tiles | |
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Extruding | |
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Modelling a solid piece | |
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Building around a core | |
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Multi-segmented pieces | |
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Finishing and smoothing | |
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Joining and mending | |
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Using Moulds | |
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Moulds and mould systems | |
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Materials for moulds and model-making | |
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The model | |
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Considerations before making a mould | |
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Making a casting mould | |
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Making a sculpture mould | |
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Drying moulds | |
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Summary of the main points | |
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Slipcasting | |
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Press-moulding | |
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Plemping | |
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Smooth surface | |
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Joining and mending | |
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Drying | |
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Drying shrinkage | |
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Tension build-up | |
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Drying stages | |
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Critical drying phase | |
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Drying conditions | |
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Controlled drying | |
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Controlled fast drying | |
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When is a piece dry? | |
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Firing Biscuit | |
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Kilns | |
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Loading a kiln for biscuit firing | |
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Biscuit firing | |
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Analysing faults apparent after biscuit firing | |
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Glazes and (sinter) engobes | |
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Sintering and fusion | |
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Properties of a glaze and (sinter) engobe | |
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Ingredients | |
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Formulating a glaze | |
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Formulating engobes | |
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Formulating a sinter engobe | |
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Testing a glaze or (sinter) engobe | |
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Preparing and applying glazes and (sinter) engobes | |
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Painting and decoration | |
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Maiolica | |
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Underglaze | |
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Onglaze | |
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(Precious metal) lustre | |
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Terra sigillata | |
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What makes a good terra sigillata? | |
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Preparing a batch of terra sigillata | |
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Terra sigillata and colour | |
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Applying terra sigillata | |
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Firing temperatures | |
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Terra sigillata recipes | |
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Firing glazes | |
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Loading a glaze kiln | |
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Glaze firing | |
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Once-firing | |
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Reduction firing | |
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Analysing faults apparent after the glaze firing | |
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Non-ceramic treatment | |
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Etching | |
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Sandblasting | |
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Painting | |
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Gluing | |
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Advanced section: clay | |
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What is clay? | |
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Testing a clay body | |
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Testing a casting slip | |
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Testing a plemp body | |
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Advanced section: glaze | |
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What is a glaze? | |
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Testing glazes and (sinter) engobes | |
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Advanced section: terra sigillata | |
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Determining a terra sigillata recipe | |
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Unity formulas and percentage analyses | |
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Further reading | |
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Glaze calculation software | |
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Suppliers list | |
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Names of participants 1991-2003 | |
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Index | |