The Potter\'s book of glaze recipes / Emmanuel Cooper.
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TextPublication details: London : A & C Black ; Philadelphia : University [of] Pennsylvania Press, 2004.Edition: New, fully revised edDescription: 208 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cmISBN: - 0812237714
- 9780812237719
- 0713661151
- 9780713661156
- Book of glaze recipes
- 738.144 COO
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| Standard Loan | LSAD Library Main Collection | 738.144 COO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 39002100588152 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Emmanuel Cooper's classic guide to making glazes is now available in a thoroughly revised new edition. Cooper provides potters with an introductory section on glaze materials, coloring, mixing, and the application of glazes, as well as information on health and safety issues. This essential guide also features over 400 recipes ranging from opaque, matte, and transparent glazes to crystalline and black iron glazes, organized according to their varying temperature ranges.
Companion to Cooper\'s: The potter\'s book of glaze recipes. 1981.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 204) and index.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Introduction (p. 7)
- The Glaze Materials (p. 11)
- Glaze Temperature and Classification (p. 15)
- Colouring Glazes (p. 17)
- Mixing the Glaze (p. 21)
- Applying the Glaze (p. 25)
- Adjusting the Glaze (p. 31)
- Health and Safety (p. 39)
- The Glaze Recipes
- Earthenware Glazes 1050[degree]C-1100[degree]C (1922[degree]F-2012[degree]F)
- Transparent glazes (p. 42)
- White, cream, opaque and matt glazes (p. 44)
- Coloured and decorative glazes (p. 48)
- Earthenware Glazes 1100[degree]C-1150[degree]C (2012[degree]F-2102[degree]F)
- Transparent and semi-transparent glazes (p. 52)
- White, cream, opaque and matt glazes (p. 54)
- Decorative and coloured glazes (p. 56)
- Medium Temperature Stoneware Glazes 1200[degree]C-1220[degree]C (2192[degree]F-2228[degree]F)
- Transparent and semi-transparent glazes (p. 58)
- White, cream, matt and opaque glazes (p. 62)
- Coloured, decorative and crystal glazes (p. 71)
- Base glazes for oxide additions (p. 76)
- Brown and black iron glazes--olive to black (p. 81)
- Stoneware Glazes with a Wide Firing Range 1200[degree]C-1260[degree]C (2192[degree]F-2300[degree]F)
- Transparent and semi-transparent glazes (p. 86)
- White, cream, matt and opaque glazes (p. 90)
- Coloured and decorative glazes (p. 109)
- Green, brown and black iron glazes (p. 127)
- High Firing Stoneware Glazes 1250[degree]C-1280[degree]C (2282[degree]F-2336[degree]F)
- Transparent and semi-transparent glazes (p. 140)
- Opaque, matt, white and cream glazes (p. 150)
- Coloured glazes (p. 167)
- Crystalline, decorative and local reduction glazes (p. 181)
- Green, brown and black iron glazes (p. 186)
- Appendices
- List of Materials (p. 200)
- Conversion Tables (p. 202)
- Further Reading (p. 204)
- Suppliers (p. 206)