Frank Hamer (UK Ceramicist), Janet Hamer (UK Ceramicist)

The Potter's Dictionary

Of Materials and Techniques

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Seitenzahl: 496
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Juni 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 224mm x 282mm x 40mm
• Gewicht: 2048g
• ISBN-13: 9781789943641
• ISBN-10: 1789943647
• Artikelnr.: 70602054

Autorenporträt

Frank Hamer was a well-known potter, based in the UK. He and his wife Janet were recipients of lifetime achievement awards for their ceramic work. They were both founder members of the South Wales Potters Group, and Frank was a frequent contributor to numerous ceramic journals.

Inhaltsangabe

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