| Acknowledgements |
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| Introduction |
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| Part One: The Meaning of Pottery |
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| Part Two: Clay |
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3 The preparation of clay |
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4 The preparation of slips for casting and decoration |
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5 Testing new slips and clays |
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6 Storage of ceramic materials |
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7 Reclaiming dry, unworkable or used clay |
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| Part Three: Methods of Working Clay |
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33 | (3) |
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101 | (3) |
| Part Four: Decoration before Firing |
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104 | (14) |
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104 | (1) |
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105 | (2) |
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107 | (1) |
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107 | (2) |
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109 | (2) |
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111 | (2) |
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113 | (1) |
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114 | (1) |
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114 | (2) |
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116 | (2) |
| Part Five: Glazes |
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118 | (1) |
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119 | (1) |
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3 Materials for making glazes |
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4 Types of glazes and glaze recipes |
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125 | (4) |
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129 | (5) |
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134 | (5) |
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139 | (3) |
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142 | (1) |
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143 | (6) |
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10 Decoration with glazes and pigments |
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149 | (4) |
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153 | (3) |
| Part Six: Firing |
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156 | (31) |
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156 | (6) |
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3 Temperature indicators and controllers |
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168 | (5) |
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177 | (2) |
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| Glossary of Terms |
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187 | (14) |
| Imperial Measures and the Metric System |
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| Materials and Equipment for the Beginner |
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203 | (6) |
| Suppliers of Pottery Materials and Equipment |
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209 | (2) |
| Further Reading |
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211 | (2) |
| Index |
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