The Potter's Craft A Practical Guide for the Studio and Workshop
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The Potter's Craft A Practical Guide for the Studio and Workshop
Director of the New York State School of Clay-Working and Ceramics ¶ Some time a Superintendent in the Royal Porcelain Works, Worcester, England
SECOND EDITION SECOND PRINTING
26 PLATES AND 20 TEXT ILLUSTRATIONS
NEW YORK D. VAN NOSTRAND COMPANY, Inc. EIGHT WARREN STREET
Copyright, 1910, 1922 by D. Van Nostrand Company
All rights reserved, including that of translation into the Scandinavian and other foreign languages.
Printed in the United States of America
LANCASTER PRESS, INC. LANCASTER, PA.
PREFACE TO SECOND EDITION
PREFACE TO FIRST EDITION
CONTENTS
LIST OF PLATES
INTRODUCTION The Present Need
CHAPTER I Applied Art
CHAPTER II Pottery
CHAPTER III Porcelain
CHAPTER IV The Nature and Properties of Clay
CHAPTER V The Preparation of the Clay
CHAPTER VI Mold-making and Plaster
CHAPTER VII Cases and Working Molds
CHAPTER VIII Building by Hand
CHAPTER IX The Potter's Wheel
CHAPTER X Turning
CHAPTER XI Making Large Pieces
CHAPTER XII Cups and Saucers and Plates
CHAPTER XIII Casting
CHAPTER XIV Tiles
CHAPTER XV Glazes and Glazing
PART I
PART II Matt Glazes
PART III Fritted Glazes
PART IV Recipes
PART V The Defects of Glazes
PART VI Alkaline Glazes
CHAPTER XVI Decoration
CHAPTER XVII The Fire
CHAPTER XVIII High-Temperature Wares
CHAPTER XIX Clay-working for Children
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