Notes on Pottery Clays: The Distribution, Properties, Uses, and Analyses of Ball Clays, China Clays, and China Stone (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Fairie, James

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Clay generally contains various impurities, of which oxide of iron is the chief, and generally also its colouring ingredient. To the presence of this oxide is due the peculiar smell given out by impure clays when breathed upon or wetted, and which is called the argillaceous odour; although it has been, and may be, ascribed also to their being impregnated with vegetable matter: alumina and silica and pure clay being all alike free of it. Common clays have an earthy texture with a dull lustreless fracture, and are soft enough generally to take a mark from the finger nail. H. 10 to 15 5 sp. Gr. 18 to Clays are never found crystallised they are Of various colours - brown, yellow, dull blue, green, red, grey, and white in the china clays.

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Publisher: Forgotten Books
Publication date: 2018
Language: English
ISBN 10: 1527808912
ISBN 13: 9781527808911
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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book excavates the origins and properties of clay as a medium for making pottery. After a discussion of clays' basic definitions and qualities, the author delves into the various uses of clay, from the ancient world through the present day. A significant focus of the book is on the composition and distribution of English clays and the methods that potters used to prepare and refine them. These insights lead to a discussion of efficient and aesthetic techniques for using these clays to make attractive pottery with varying degrees of durability, texture, and color. By exploring so many aspects of clay as a medium, this book provides a thorough guide to clay pottery that is accessible to both potters and casual readers. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Seller Inventory # 9781527808911_0

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