书目名称 | Nantgarw and Swansea Porcelains |
副标题 | An Analytical Perspe |
编辑 | Howell G.M. Edwards |
视频video | http://file.papertrans.cn/662/661180/661180.mp4 |
概述 | Offers a first complete analytical assessment of published data on these factories.Matches experimental trials of porcelain bodies with analytical data.Defines a scientific protocol for the identifica |
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描述 | .This book gives a detailed account of the holistic research carried out on the analytical data obtained historically on the products of the Nantgarw and Swansea porcelain manufactories which existed for a few years only during the second decade of the 19.th. Century. A background to the establishment of the two factories, which are linked through the persons of the enigmatic William Billingsley and his kiln manager, Samuel Walker, involves the sourcing of their raw materials and problems associated with the manufacture and distribution of the finished products. A description of the minerals and additives used in porcelain production is recounted to set the scene for the critical evaluation of the comprehensive analytical data which have been published on Nantgarw and Swansea porcelains. For the first time, the author has adopted a nondestructive technique, Raman spectroscopy, to interrogate perfect samples of Nantgarw and Swansea porcelain, as well as a selection of shardsfrom an archaeological excavation carried out at a waste dump at the Nantgarw China Works site. Following these experiments, several questions relating to the porcelain bodies of Swansea and Nantgarw china can be |
出版日期 | Book 2018 |
关键词 | translucent porcelain; porcelain manufacturers; porcelain manufacture in Regency society; scientific an |
版次 | 1 |
doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-77631-6 |
isbn_softcover | 978-3-030-08499-8 |
isbn_ebook | 978-3-319-77631-6 |
copyright | Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018 |