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Preface | |
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Shaping the Past | |
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An Introduction to Clay | |
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A Record of Humanity in Clay | |
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The Geologic Origins of Clay | |
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Types of Clay | |
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Early Ceramics Technology | |
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Evolving Techniques | |
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Early Western Asia and the Mediterranean | |
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Improved Ceramics Technology | |
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Glazes | |
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The Minoans | |
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Mycenae | |
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Greece | |
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The Etruscans | |
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Rome | |
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Asia | |
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Early Japan | |
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China | |
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Korea | |
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Japanese Old Tomb Period (c. A.D. 300-600) | |
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Western Asia | |
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Islamic Ceramics | |
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India | |
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Africa | |
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Nok (c. 500 B.C.-A.D. 200) | |
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Ife (c. A.D. 800-1400) | |
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Benin (c. A.D. 1250-1897) | |
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Ritual Ceramics | |
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Foreign Influences | |
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Early Techniques | |
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Contemporary Techniques | |
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Changing Crafts in Changing Times | |
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Indigenous America | |
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Mesoamerica | |
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The Isthmus Area | |
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South America | |
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North America | |
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Northern Indigenous Cultures | |
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Europe | |
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Spain | |
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Italy | |
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Northern Europe | |
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Britain | |
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Studio Pottery | |
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The United States | |
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Colonial Ceramics | |
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Architectural Ceramics | |
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U.S. Pottery in the 1920s-40s | |
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Sculpture in the 1920s-40s | |
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Worldwide Interaction | |
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East Meets West | |
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Twentieth-Century Art Influences | |
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Converging Influences | |
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Ceramics and the Art World | |
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Ceramics in Architecture | |
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The Vessel | |
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The Global Clay Community | |
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Shaping the Present | |
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The Artist's Vision | |
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The Creative Process | |
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Sources of Imagery | |
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Drawing | |
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Aesthetics and Technique | |
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Getting Started | |
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The Work Space | |
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Health and Safety | |
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Tools | |
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Working with Clay | |
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Types of Clay | |
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Formulated Clay Bodies | |
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Choosing a Clay Body | |
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Mixing Clay Bodies | |
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How to Mix Clay | |
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Handbuilding | |
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Working in Three Dimensions | |
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Sculpting Solid | |
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Pinching | |
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Building Hollow | |
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Coiling | |
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Slabs | |
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Keeping Your Work Damp | |
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Drying Your Work | |
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Drying Sculpture Before Firing | |
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Repairing Dry Work | |
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Mixed Media | |
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Postfiring Construction | |
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Adhesives | |
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Postfiring Reinforcement | |
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Throwing on the Wheel | |
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Form | |
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Wheel Forms | |
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Types of Wheels | |
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Contrast and Connect | |
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The Production Potter | |
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Making a Teapot | |
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Composite Pots | |
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Postfiring Construction | |
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Altered Wheel-Thrown Forms | |
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Working with Molds | |
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Hump Molds | |
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Press Molds | |
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Making Plaster Molds | |
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Slip Casting | |
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Making Tiles | |
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Texture, Color, and Glaze | |
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Unglazed Surfaces | |
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Precautions | |
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Color in Clay Bodies | |
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Underglazes | |
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Overglazes | |
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Glaze Tests | |
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Mixing Glazes | |
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Applying Glazes | |
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Ready to Fire | |
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Common Glaze Problems | |
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Postfiring Color | |
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Firing | |
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Starting to Fire | |
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Precautions | |
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The Firing Process | |
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Glaze Firing | |
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The Glaze Kiln | |
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Supporting and Firing Tiles | |
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Sculpture in the Kiln | |
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Wood Firing | |
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Salt-Vapor Firing | |
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Raku Firing | |
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Postfiring Smoking | |
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Pit Firing | |
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Installations, Large-scale and Architectural Works | |
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Installations | |
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Ceramics and Architecture | |
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The Commission Process | |
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Setting Up Your Studio | |
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Wheels | |
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Kilns | |
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Clay Processing Equipment | |
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Glazes in Your Studio | |
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Spray Booth | |
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Plaster in Your Studio | |
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Health and Safety | |
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Appendixes | |
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Clay and Glaze Recipes; Related Charts | |
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Clays and Glazes Formulated for Testing | |
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Glaze Additives in Relation to Suspension and Application | |
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Clay, Slip, and Glaze Recipes from Ceramists | |
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Percentage Charts: Clays, Frits, Feldspars, and Opacifiers | |
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Chemicals and Materials | |
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Colorants and Opacifiers | |
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Temperatures, Cones, Kiln Colors; Measurements | |
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Centigrade and Fahrenheit; Orton and Seger Cones | |
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Useful Measurements and Equivalents in U.S.A. and Metric Systems | |
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Calculating Glazes; Related Charts | |
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Changing the Flux in a Glaze | |
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Calculating Glazes Using Chemical Analysis | |
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Atomic Weights of Elements Used in Ceramics | |
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Molecular and Equivalent Weights | |
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Formulas of Some Feldspars | |
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Installation, Repair; Adhesives | |
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Types of Plasters and Their Uses | |
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Preplanning for Installation | |
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Repair, Adhesives, and Colorants | |
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Sources of Health Information, Materials, and Equipment | |
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Sources of Health and Safety Information | |
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Sources of Equipment and Materials | |
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Glossary | |
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Further Reading | |
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Index | |