The Potter's book of glaze recipes / Emmanuel Cooper.
Material type: TextPublication details: London : A & C Black ; Philadelphia : University [of] Pennsylvania Press, 2004.Edition: New, fully revised editionDescription: 208 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0812237714
- 0713661151 (spiral) :
- Book of glaze recipes
- TT922 .C656 2004
Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Non-Fiction | Davis (Central) Library Non-Fiction | Non-Fiction | 738.144 COO | 1 | Checked out | 06/05/2024 | T00308689 |
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.
The glaze materials -- Glaze temperature and classification -- Colouring glazes -- Mixing the glaze -- Applying the glaze -- Adjusting the glaze -- Earthenware glazes 1050[degrees]C-1100[degrees]C (1922[degrees]F-2012[degrees]F) -- Earthenware glazes 1100[degrees]C-1150[degrees]C (2012[degrees]F-2102[degrees]F) -- Medium temperature stoneware glazes 1200[degrees]C-1220[degrees]C (2192[degrees]F-2228[degrees]F) -- Stoneware glazes with a wide firing range 1200[degrees]C-1260[degrees]C (2192[degrees]F-2300[degrees]F) -- High firing stoneware glazes 1250[degrees]C-1280[degrees]C (2282[degrees]F-2336[degrees]F).
"This new, revised edition of Emmanuel Cooper's classic book is the potter's 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 provides over 400 glaze recipes which cover everything from opaque, matt and transparent glazes to crystalline and black iron glazes. The recipes are organised according to the different temperature ranges. Illustrated with coloured glaze tiles, this ready reference book should be a must for the bookshelves of all potters what-ever their level of expertise."--BOOK JACKET.
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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)