Notes on Pottery Clays: The Distribution, Properties, Uses, and Analyses of Ball Clays, China Clays, and China Stone (Classic Reprint)
Language: English
Published by Forgotten Books, 2018
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- Title
- Notes on Pottery Clays: The Distribution, Properties, Uses, and Analyses of Ball Clays, China Clays, and China Stone (Classic Reprint)
- Author
- James Fairie
- Publisher
- Forgotten Books
- Publication year
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- HRD
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0265886341
- ISBN 13
- 9780265886342
- Item weight
- 468 grams
Notes on Pottery Clays offers practical insight into the distribution, properties, and uses of pottery clays.
This nonfiction guide assembles early 20th‑century notes on ball clays, china clays, and china stone, with a focus on what they are, where they come from, and how they behave in pottery and porcelain making. It discusses key clay varieties, their plasticity, and how impurities affect firing and performance, including how china clays have been sourced and analyzed in Britain and Ireland.
- Learn about the essential properties that make clays workable for pottery and porcelain.
- Explore historical and geographic notes on clay sources, including Ireland and Cornwall.
- Understand common analyses and what they reveal about composition and suitability.
- See how different clays respond to firing and how fluxes influence vitrification.
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