Full Description
The Potter's Dictionary of Materials and Techniques provides a comprehensive guide to the tools, materials and techniques of ceramic art. Structured in an accessible A-Z format, and packed with full-colour illustrations and sound, practical explanations, this reference work is widely known as 'the potter's bible'.
The 6th edition of this classic text has been thoroughly updated, with new entries on topics ranging from aerogel to smoke crackle, and from teabowls to 3D printing, as well as many revised and updated entries. The Dictionary also includes useful technical and resource information. For the first time, the book is presented in full colour, with images showing ceramics material, processes and products.
A must-have resource for every potter's studio, workshop or bookshelf, The Potter's Dictionary is the essential companion for anyone working in clay.
Contents
Image Credits
List Of Colour Plates
Preface
Acknowledgements
Standard Abbreviations
A Note On Nomenclature
Alphabetical Entries
Postscript By David Livingstone
Appendix Of Tables
1.Standard Abbreviations
2.Simplified Ultimate Analyses of Vegetable Ashes And Bone Ash
3.Simplified Ultimate Analyses of Some Common Materials
4.Harrison Pyrometric Cones
5.Harrison Minibars
6.Orton Pyrometric Cones, Large and Self-Supporting
7.Orton Pyrometric Cones, Small and Bars
8.Seger Pyrometric Cones
9.Bullers Bars
10-16. Tables Concerning Densities and Contents of Suspensions
17.Elements
18.Capacity Equivalents
19.Slop Weight Equivalents
20.Weight Equivalents
21.Length Equivalents
22.Capacity Factors
23.Density Factors
24.Dry Weight Factors
25.Oxide Effect on Surface Tension
26.Thermal Expansion And Contraction
27.Acceptable Limits for Unity Formulae of Glazes
28.Mohs' Scale of Hardness
29.Effective Ranges of Glaze Oxides
30.Mineral Constants
31.Incandescence
32.Conversion of Temperatures
33.Temperature Equivalents
34.Valency
35.Atomic to Visible Particle Sizes Compared with Wavelengths of Electromagnetic Radiation
36.Periodic Table of Elements
37a. Potter's Periodic Table
37b. Potter's Periodic Table - Alkaline/Acidic Oxides
38.Alternative Oxide Names
39.Analyses of Some Insulating Refractories
40.Energy Equivalents
41.Pressure Equivalents
42.Mesh Sizes
43.Conversion Scales
Bibliography
Appendix of Suppliers
Appendix of Addresses for Standards and Safety
Green Addresses
Appendix of Internet Resources for Potters
Recipe Appendix
