Description
Book SynopsisAn essential book for potters and ceramicists of all abilities who are interested in creating their own glazes. This new, revised edition of Emmanuel Cooper’s classic book is your complete guide to making glazes. Along with an introductory section on glaze materials; colouring, mixing and applying glazes, and information on health and safety issues, the book gives you over 400 glaze recipes – organised according to the different temperature ranges – which cover everything from opaque, matt and transparent glazes to crystalline and black iron glazes. Illustrated with coloured glaze tiles, this reference book is a must for the bookshelves of all potters whatever their level of expertise.
Table of ContentsIntroduction The Glaze Materials Glaze Temperature and Classification Colouring Glazes Mixing the Glaze Applying the Glaze Adjusting the Glaze Health and Safety The Glaze Recipes Appendices List of Materials Conversion Tables Further Reading Suppliers
