Porcelain to silica bricks the extreme ceramics of William Weston Young (1776-1847) /: the extreme ceramics of William Weston Young (1776-1847). (2019)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Howell G.M. Edwards.
• Authors: Edwards, Howell G. M, 1943-
• Contents: Intro; Contents; About the Author; List of Figures; List of Tables; Abstract; 1 Introduction; References; 2 William Weston Young: His Life; 2.1 The Three Nantgarw China Works Auction Sales; 2.2 Thomas Pardoe at Nantgarw; 2.3 Porcelain Manufacture at Nantgarw, 1820-1822; 2.4 The Birth of the Silica Refractory Brick; 2.5 William Weston Young's Interests Post-Silica Brick Invention; References; 3 The William Weston Young Diaries; References; 4 Thomas Pardoe; References; 5 Samuel Walker; References; 6 Lewis Weston Dillwyn; 6.1 Alfred Russel Wallace: A Link Persona; References 7 William BillingsleyReferences; 8 The Dinas Refractory Silica Brick; 8.1 History of Brickmaking; 8.2 Refractory Fire Brick; 8.3 Dinas Rock Sandstone; 8.4 The Refractory Silica "Firebrick"; 8.5 An Analytical Theme; References; 9 The Nantgarw Porcelain Body; 9.1 The Nantgarw Porcelain Body Recipe; 9.2 The Nantgarw Glazes; 9.3 Chemical Components of the Raw Materials in Nantgarw Paste Formulations; References; 10 The Nantgarw China Works Site and Excavated Porcelain Shards; 10.1 Industrial Archaeology of the Site; 10.2 Nantgarw Porcelain Shards: Their Origin and Analytical Presentation 10.3 A Prophetic Prediction10.4 Nantgarw Porcelain Shard Analyses; 10.5 Conclusions of Analytical Studies of Nantgarw Shards; 10.6 Comparison of Analytical Data; 10.7 Analysis of Nantgarw Shards; 10.8 Combination of Elemental and Molecular Analytical Techniques; 10.9 SEM/EDAXS Analyses of Nantgarw Shards; 10.10 Nantgarw Shard Glaze Analyses; 10.11 Nantgarw Shards: Pigment Analyses; References; 11 Epilogue; 11.1 Nantgarw Porcelain: An Invariant Composition?; References; Appendix A A.1 Transcript of Letter from Flight, Barr & Barr, Worcester, to Samuel Walker, dated November 12th, 1814, with Notes and CommentaryA.2 The Bond; A.3 Notes on the Flight, Barr & Barr Letter to Samuel Walker; Appendix B; B.1 Notes; Appendix C The Purple of Cassius; Sec7; Appendix D Raman Spectroscopy of Porcelain Shards and Perfect Specimens; D.1 Analytical Raman Spectroscopy; D. 2 Application of Raman Spectroscopy to Perfect Specimens of Nantgarw Porcelain; D.3 Blemishes in Nantgarw Porcelain; Sec11; Glossary; Index
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource, color illustrations
• Subjects: 738.242; Pottery -- Wales; Potters -- History; Ceramic industries -- History; ART / Ceramics; CRAFTS & HOBBIES / Pottery & Ceramics; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783030105730; 3030105733
• Related ISBNs: 9783030105723; 3030105725
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed January 31, 2019)
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