Full Description
An essential book for potters and ceramicists of all abilities who are interested in creating their own glazes.
This new, revised edition of Emmanuel Cooper's classic book is your complete guide to making glazes. Along with an introductory section on glaze materials; colouring, mixing and applying glazes, and information on health and safety issues, the book gives you over 400 glaze recipes - organised according to the different temperature ranges - which cover everything from opaque, matt and transparent glazes to crystalline and black iron glazes.
Illustrated with coloured glaze tiles, this reference book is a must for the bookshelves of all potters whatever their level of expertise.
Contents
Introduction
The Glaze Materials
Glaze Temperature and Classification
Colouring Glazes
Mixing the Glaze
Applying the Glaze
Adjusting the Glaze
Health and Safety
The Glaze Recipes
Appendices
List of Materials
Conversion Tables
Further Reading
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