Science and Civilisation in China, Part 12, Ceramic Technology

Inbunden, Engelska, 2004

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Beskrivning

How were Chinese pots made, glazed and fired? Why did China discover porcelain more than one thousand years before the West? What are the effects of China's influence on world ceramics? These questions (and many more) are answered in this lavishly-illustrated history of Chinese ceramic technology. The scene is set through the use of historical texts, archaeological excavation, and the principles of ceramic science. Chapters follow on the formation of clays and their relation to the underlying geologies of China, on firing, on manufacturing methods and sequences, on glazes, pigments and gilding, and on the impact of Chinese ceramic technology around the world, from the seventh to the twenty-first centuries. This is a volume unique in its coverage, which brings together research materials in several languages for the first time. With additional contributions by Ts'ai Mei-fen (National Palace Museum, Taipei) and Zhang Fukang (Shanghai Institute of Ceramics).

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2004-10-14
Mått:199 x 255 x 64 mm
Vikt:2 845 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Science and Civilisation in China
Antal sidor:968
Förlag:Cambridge University Press
ISBN:9780521838337

Utforska kategorier

Keramik, mosaik och glaskonst inom Kultur

Mer om författaren

Chief Curator, Far Eastern Section, Asian Department, Victoria and Albert Museum, London. Professor of Ceramics, Department of Ceramics, University of Westminster, Harrow.

Recensioner i media

'… huge and unique work of scholarship … huge and unique work of scholarship … huge and unique work of scholarship … there is much to learn on the impact of this technology around the world from the seventh to the 21st centuries.' Antiques Trade Gazette

Innehållsförteckning

Preface; 1. Setting the scene; 2. Clays; 3. Kilns; 4. Manufacturing methods and sequences; 5. Glazes; 6. Pigments, enamels and gilding; 7. Transfer; List of illustrations; List of tables; Chronology.