Ceramics : A Potter's Handbook

Name: Ceramics : A Potter's Handbook
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ISBN: 9780030632273

ISBN-10: 0030632277

ISBN-13: 9780030632273

Edition: 5th 1984

Authors: Glenn C. Nelson

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List price: $56.00
Edition: 5th
Copyright year: 1984
Publisher: Harcourt College Publishers
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 350
Size: 8.25" wide x 10.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.144
Language: English

Preface	p. VI
Clay	p. 2
Formation of Clay	p. 3
Clays for Potters and Sculptors	p. 5
Clay Types	p. 5
Kaolin	p. 6
Ball Clay	p. 8
Stoneware Clays	p. 9
Fireclay	p. 10
Earthenware Clays	p. 10
Slip Clay	p. 12
Bentonite	p. 13
Early Ceramic History-Paleolithic ([similar]26,000 B.C.) to [similar]1000 A.D.	p. 14
Origins of Pottery	p. 16
Paleolithic and Neolithic Cultures	p. 16
The First Pottery	p. 18
Technology and the Evolution of Pottery	p. 19
The Ancient Orient	p. 19
China	p. 19
Korea	p. 23
Japan	p. 24
The Americas	p. 26
Pre-Columbian America	p. 26
Mesoamerica	p. 27
North America	p. 31
South America	p. 33
The Ancient Middle East	p. 35
Mesopotamia, Anatolia, and Iran	p. 35
Egypt	p. 36
The Ancient Mediterranean World	p. 39
Crete	p. 39
Greece	p. 40
Etruria	p. 45
Rome	p. 46
Europe	p. 48
Africa	p. 49
Later Ceramic History- [similar]1000 A.D. to 1950	p. 50
The Far East	p. 51
China	p. 51
Korea	p. 55
Japan	p. 56
The Islamic World	p. 60
Mesopotamia	p. 60
Iran	p. 62
Ottoman Empire	p. 63
Spain	p. 63
Africa	p. 65
The West	p. 67
South America	p. 67
The Middle Ages	p. 68
The Renaissance	p. 70
The Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth Centuries	p. 74
The Late Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries	p. 77
Recent Ceramics-The Twentieth Century-1950 to the Present	p. 82
Abstract Expressionism and Clay	p. 84
Ceramics in the Art World	p. 85
The Search for Meaning	p. 86
A Contemporary Portfolio	p. 87
Clay in the Studio	p. 100
Clay Bodies	p. 101
Properties of Clay Bodies	p. 102
Basic Clay Bodies	p. 105
Earthenware Bodies	p. 105
Stoneware Bodies	p. 106
China Bodies	p. 107
Porcelain Bodies	p. 107
Special Clay Bodies	p. 108
Raku Bodies	p. 108
Sculpture Bodies	p. 109
Ovenware and Flameware Bodies	p. 109
Casting Slips	p. 110
Colorants in Clay Bodies	p. 111
Common Problems with Clay Bodies	p. 112
Clay Prospecting and Preparation	p. 112
Commercial Clay Production	p. 114
Basic Studio Processes: Wedging, Joining, and Drying	p. 115
Wedging	p. 115
Joining Clay	p. 121
Drying	p. 122
Recycling Clay	p. 123
Health and Safety	p. 124
Hand-Building Techniques	p. 128
Pinching	p. 130
Coiling	p. 136
Thick Coil and Paddle	p. 148
Coiling Sculptural Work	p. 149
Slab Construction	p. 150
Forming Soft Slabs	p. 151
Stiffened Slabs	p. 159
Molds	p. 165
Hump and Press Molds	p. 165
Slip Casting	p. 167
Styrofoam for Molds and Models	p. 169
Air-Release Press Molding	p. 170
Modeling	p. 170
Traditional Modeling Method	p. 170
Building Complex Forms	p. 172
Combined Techniques	p. 173
Special Hand-Building Techniques	p. 173
Extruded Forms	p. 173
Experimental Methods	p. 175
Techniques for Architectural Use	p. 177
Large-Scale Sculpture	p. 179
Wheel Techniques	p. 180
Throwing on the Wheel	p. 181
Selecting a Wheel	p. 182
Preparing to Throw	p. 183
Centering	p. 184
Throwing Specific Forms	p. 186
The Cylinder	p. 186
The Bowl and Open Forms	p. 193
Larger Pots	p. 196
The Bottle and Closed Forms	p. 198
Multiple Section Forms	p. 200
The Multiple Section Pot	p. 200
More Throwing Tips	p. 202
Throwing Off the Hump	p. 202
Trimming	p. 203
Appendages	p. 209
Handles	p. 209
Spouts and Pouring Vessels	p. 215
Lids	p. 220
The Teapot	p. 226
Altering Thrown Forms	p. 226
Surface and Glazing	p. 232
The Ceramic Surface	p. 233
Clay in the Plastic State	p. 234
Leather-hard Clay	p. 236
Clay in the Dry State	p. 242
Clay in the Bisque State	p. 248
Glazing	p. 250
How to Glaze	p. 250
Decorating with Glazes	p. 256
Glaze-Fired Ware	p. 257
Glaze Defects	p. 260
Glazes: Formulation and Types	p. 264
Simple Formulation	p. 266
Glaze Testing	p. 267
Glaze Types	p. 274
High-Fire Glazes	p. 274
Medium-Fire Glazes	p. 274
Low-Fire Glazes	p. 275
Special Glazes and Effects	p. 278
Colorants for Glazes and Decoration	p. 292
Binders and Suspending Agents	p. 297
Glazes: Calculations and Chemicals	p. 300
Calculations	p. 303
Molecular Formula	p. 303
The Batch Recipe	p. 304
The RO, R203, RO2 System	p. 305
Converting a Batch Recipe to an Empirical Glaze Formula	p. 306
Molecular Weights	p. 306
Converting an Empirical Glaze Formula to a Batch Recipe	p. 310
Limit Formulas	p. 312
Variables in Glaze Formulation	p. 313
Chemicals	p. 315
Sources of Fluxes-Base (RO) Oxides	p. 316
Alkaline Fluxes	p. 316
Alkaline Earth Fluxes	p. 317
Metallic Fluxes	p. 318
Sources of Amphoterics-Neutral (R203) Oxides	p. 319
Sources of Glass Formers-Acid (RO2) Oxides	p. 320
Characteristics of Chemicals	p. 320
Glossary	p. 321
Other Ceramic Materials	p. 332
Spinel Stains	p. 332
Other Colored Stains	p. 332
Underglaze Colors	p. 333
Overglaze Colors	p. 333
Luster Formulation	p. 334
Kilns and Firing	p. 336
Early Kilns	p. 338
Pit Firing	p. 338
Bank Kilns	p. 338
Freestanding Kilns	p. 339
Bank-Climbing Kilns	p. 341
Modern Kilns	p. 342
Fuel Kilns	p. 343
Electric Kilns	p. 345
Kiln Loading and Firing	p. 347
Pyrometric Cones and Other Temperature Gauges	p. 350
The Bisque Fire	p. 354
Starting the Bisque Firing	p. 354
Cooling Procedures	p. 356
The Glaze Fire	p. 357
Reduction Firing	p. 357
Raku Firing	p. 360
Firing Lead Glazes	p. 362
Vapor Glazing	p. 362
Sagger Firing	p. 366
Other Primitive Firing Techniques	p. 368
Kiln Materials	p. 370
Firebrick	p. 370
Ceramic-Fiber Insulation	p. 371
Castable Refractories	p. 372
Other Insulating Materials	p. 373
Kiln Furniture	p. 373
Kiln Construction and Maintenance	p. 374
Electric Kilns	p. 375
Gas-Fired Raku Kilns	p. 376
Other Gas Kilns	p. 377
Oil Kilns	p. 379
Wood Kilns	p. 380
Chimneys	p. 384
Burners	p. 385
Gas Burners	p. 385
Oil Burners	p. 386
Other Fuels and Firings	p. 387
Appendices	p. 389
Bibliography	p. 420
Index	p. 425
Credits	p. 437
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