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| Preface | |
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| Clay | |
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| Formation of Clay | |
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| Clays for Potters and Sculptors | |
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| Clay Types | |
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| Kaolin | |
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| Ball Clay | |
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| Stoneware Clays | |
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| Fireclay | |
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| Earthenware Clays | |
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| Slip Clay | |
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| Bentonite | |
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| Early Ceramic History-Paleolithic ([similar]26,000 B.C.) to [similar]1000 A.D. | |
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| Origins of Pottery | |
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| Paleolithic and Neolithic Cultures | |
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| The First Pottery | |
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| Technology and the Evolution of Pottery | |
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| The Ancient Orient | |
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| China | |
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| Korea | |
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| Japan | |
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| The Americas | |
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| Pre-Columbian America | |
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| Mesoamerica | |
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| North America | |
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| South America | |
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| The Ancient Middle East | |
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| Mesopotamia, Anatolia, and Iran | |
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| Egypt | |
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| The Ancient Mediterranean World | |
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| Crete | |
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| Greece | |
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| Etruria | |
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| Rome | |
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| Europe | |
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| Africa | |
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| Later Ceramic History- [similar]1000 A.D. to 1950 | |
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| The Far East | |
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| China | |
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| Korea | |
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| Japan | |
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| The Islamic World | |
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| Mesopotamia | |
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| Iran | |
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| Ottoman Empire | |
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| Spain | |
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| Africa | |
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| The West | |
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| South America | |
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| The Middle Ages | |
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| The Renaissance | |
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| The Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth Centuries | |
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| The Late Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries | |
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| Recent Ceramics-The Twentieth Century-1950 to the Present | |
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| Abstract Expressionism and Clay | |
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| Ceramics in the Art World | |
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| The Search for Meaning | |
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| A Contemporary Portfolio | |
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| Clay in the Studio | |
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| Clay Bodies | |
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| Properties of Clay Bodies | |
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| Basic Clay Bodies | |
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| Earthenware Bodies | |
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| Stoneware Bodies | |
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| China Bodies | |
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| Porcelain Bodies | |
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| Special Clay Bodies | |
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| Raku Bodies | |
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| Sculpture Bodies | |
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| Ovenware and Flameware Bodies | |
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| Casting Slips | |
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| Colorants in Clay Bodies | |
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| Common Problems with Clay Bodies | |
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| Clay Prospecting and Preparation | |
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| Commercial Clay Production | |
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| Basic Studio Processes: Wedging, Joining, and Drying | |
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| Wedging | |
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| Joining Clay | |
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| Drying | |
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| Recycling Clay | |
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| Health and Safety | |
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| Hand-Building Techniques | |
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| Pinching | |
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| Coiling | |
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| Thick Coil and Paddle | |
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| Coiling Sculptural Work | |
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| Slab Construction | |
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| Forming Soft Slabs | |
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| Stiffened Slabs | |
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| Molds | |
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| Hump and Press Molds | |
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| Slip Casting | |
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| Styrofoam for Molds and Models | |
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| Air-Release Press Molding | |
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| Modeling | |
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| Traditional Modeling Method | |
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| Building Complex Forms | |
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| Combined Techniques | |
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| Special Hand-Building Techniques | |
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| Extruded Forms | |
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| Experimental Methods | |
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| Techniques for Architectural Use | |
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| Large-Scale Sculpture | |
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| Wheel Techniques | |
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| Throwing on the Wheel | |
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| Selecting a Wheel | |
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| Preparing to Throw | |
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| Centering | |
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| Throwing Specific Forms | |
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| The Cylinder | |
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| The Bowl and Open Forms | |
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| Larger Pots | |
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| The Bottle and Closed Forms | |
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| Multiple Section Forms | |
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| The Multiple Section Pot | |
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| More Throwing Tips | |
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| Throwing Off the Hump | |
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| Trimming | |
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| Appendages | |
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| Handles | |
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| Spouts and Pouring Vessels | |
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| Lids | |
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| The Teapot | |
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| Altering Thrown Forms | |
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| Surface and Glazing | |
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| The Ceramic Surface | |
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| Clay in the Plastic State | |
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| Leather-hard Clay | |
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| Clay in the Dry State | |
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| Clay in the Bisque State | |
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| Glazing | |
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| How to Glaze | |
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| Decorating with Glazes | |
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| Glaze-Fired Ware | |
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| Glaze Defects | |
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| Glazes: Formulation and Types | |
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| Simple Formulation | |
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| Glaze Testing | |
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| Glaze Types | |
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| High-Fire Glazes | |
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| Medium-Fire Glazes | |
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| Low-Fire Glazes | |
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| Special Glazes and Effects | |
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| Colorants for Glazes and Decoration | |
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| Binders and Suspending Agents | |
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| Glazes: Calculations and Chemicals | |
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| Calculations | |
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| Molecular Formula | |
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| The Batch Recipe | |
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| The RO, R203, RO2 System | |
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| Converting a Batch Recipe to an Empirical Glaze Formula | |
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| Molecular Weights | |
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| Converting an Empirical Glaze Formula to a Batch Recipe | |
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| Limit Formulas | |
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| Variables in Glaze Formulation | |
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| Chemicals | |
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| Sources of Fluxes-Base (RO) Oxides | |
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| Alkaline Fluxes | |
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| Alkaline Earth Fluxes | |
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| Metallic Fluxes | |
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| Sources of Amphoterics-Neutral (R203) Oxides | |
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| Sources of Glass Formers-Acid (RO2) Oxides | |
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| Characteristics of Chemicals | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Other Ceramic Materials | |
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| Spinel Stains | |
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| Other Colored Stains | |
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| Underglaze Colors | |
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| Overglaze Colors | |
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| Luster Formulation | |
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| Kilns and Firing | |
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| Early Kilns | |
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| Pit Firing | |
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| Bank Kilns | |
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| Freestanding Kilns | |
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| Bank-Climbing Kilns | |
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| Modern Kilns | |
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| Fuel Kilns | |
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| Electric Kilns | |
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| Kiln Loading and Firing | |
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| Pyrometric Cones and Other Temperature Gauges | |
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| The Bisque Fire | |
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| Starting the Bisque Firing | |
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| Cooling Procedures | |
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| The Glaze Fire | |
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| Reduction Firing | |
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| Raku Firing | |
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| Firing Lead Glazes | |
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| Vapor Glazing | |
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| Sagger Firing | |
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| Other Primitive Firing Techniques | |
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| Kiln Materials | |
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| Firebrick | |
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| Ceramic-Fiber Insulation | |
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| Castable Refractories | |
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| Other Insulating Materials | |
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| Kiln Furniture | |
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| Kiln Construction and Maintenance | |
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| Electric Kilns | |
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| Gas-Fired Raku Kilns | |
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| Other Gas Kilns | |
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| Oil Kilns | |
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| Wood Kilns | |
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| Chimneys | |
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| Burners | |
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| Gas Burners | |
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| Oil Burners | |
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| Other Fuels and Firings | |
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| Appendices | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Index | |
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| Credits | |