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 Contents. 



List of Apparatus List of Atomic Weights Use of Balance, and Burette, Sand Bath, and 

 \Vater Bath Dessicator Drying Oven Filtering Fusion Determination of Water, Organic 

 Matter, Iron, Calcium, Alkalies, Limestone, Silica, Alumina, Magnesium, etc Mechanical 

 Analysis ^Rational Analysis Standard Solutions Volumetric Analysis Standards for Clav 

 Analysis Sampling. 



Architectural Pottery. 



ARCHITECTURAL POTTERY. Bricks, Tiles, Pipes, Ena- 

 melled Terra-cottas, Ordinary and Incrusted Quarries, Stoneware 

 Mosaics, Faiences and Architectural Stoneware. By LEON LEFKVRK 

 With Five Plates. 950 Illustrations in the Text, and numerous estimates. 

 500 pp., royal 8vo. 1900. Translated from the French by K. H. BIRD, 

 M.A.,-and W. MOORE BINNS. Price 15s.; India and Colonies. KSs. ; 

 Other Countries, 17s. 6d. ; strictly net, post free. 



Contents. 



Part I. Plain Undecorated Pottery. Chapter I., Clays: $ 1, Classification, General Geo- 

 logical Remarks. Classification, Origin, Locality : 2, General Properties and Composition : 

 Physical Properties, Contraction, Analysis, Influence of Various Substances on the Properties 

 of Clays; 3, Working of Clay-Pits 1. Open Pits : Extraction, Transport, Cost II. Under- 

 ground Pits Mining Laws. Chapter II., Preparation of the Clay : Weathering, Mixing, 

 Cleaning, Crushing and Pulverising Crushing Cylinders and Mills, Pounding Machines 

 Damping: Damping Machines Soaking, Shortening, Pugging: Horse and Steam Pug- -Mills, 

 Rolling Cylinders Particulars of the Above Machines. Chapter III., Bricks: ji 1, .Manufacture 

 (1) Hand and Machine Moulding. I. Machines Working by Compression : on Soft Clay, on 

 Semi-Firm Clay, on Firm Clay, on Dry Clay. II. Expression Machines: with Cylindrical' Pro- 

 pellers, with Screw Propellers Dies Cutting-tables Particulars of the Above Machines 

 General Remarks on the Choice of Machines Types of Installations Estimates Plenishing, 

 Hand and Steam Presses, Particulars (2) Drying, by Exposure to Air, Without Shelter, and 

 Under Sheds Drying-rooms in Tiers, Closed Drying-rooms, in Tunnels, in Galleries De- 

 tailed Estimates of the Various Drying-rooms, Comparison of Prices Transport from 

 the Machines to the Drying-rooms, Barrows, Trucks, Plain or with Shelves, Lifts (3) Firing 

 I. In Clamps II. In Intermittent Kilns. A, Open: a, using Wood; b Coal; b', in Clamps; 

 b", Flame B, Closed: c, Direct Flame: c', Rectangular: c", Round; it, Reverberatory III. 

 Continuous Kilns: C. with Solid Fuel: Round Kiln, Rectangular Kiln, Chimneys (Plans and 

 Estimates)/), With Gas Fuel, Fillard Kiln (Plans and Estimates), Schneider Kiln (Plans and 

 Estimates), Water-gas Kiln Heat Production of the Kilns: $ 2, Dimensions, Shapes, Colours, 

 Decoration, and Quality of Bricks Hollow Bricks, Dimensions and Prices of Bricks, Various 

 Shapes, Qualities Various Hollow Bricks, Dimensions, Resistance, Qualities ; j> 3, Applications 

 History Asia, Africa, America, Europe : Greek, Roman, Byzantine, Turkish, Romanesque, 

 Gothic, Renaissance,' Architecture Architecture of the Nineteenth Century: in Germany, 

 England, Belgium, Spain, Holland, France, America Use of Bricks Walls, Arches, Pavements, 

 Flues, Cornices Facing with Coloured Bricks Balustrades. Chapter IV., Tiles: : 1, His- 

 tory; $ 2, Manufacture (1) Moulding, by Hand, by Machinery: Preparation of the Clay, Soft 

 Paste, Firm Paste, Hard Paste Preparation of the Slabs, Transformation into Flat Tiles, into 

 Jointed Tiles Screw, Cam and Revolver Presses Particulars of Tile-presses (2 ! Drying 

 Planchettes, Shelves, Drying-barrows and Trucks (3) Firing Divided Kilns Installation of 

 Mechanical Tileworks Estimates: $ 3, Shapes, Dimensions and Uses of the Principal Types 

 of Tile Ancient Tiles: Flat, Round, Roman, Flemish Modern Tiles With Vertical Inter- 

 rupted Join: Gilardoni's, Martin's; Hooked, Boulet's Villa: with Vertical Continuous Join: 

 Muller's, Alsace, Pantile Foreign Tiles Special Tiles Ridge Tiles, Coping Tiles, Border 

 Tiles, Frontons, Gutters, Antefixes, Membron, Angular Roofing Accessories: Chimney-pots, 

 Mitrons, Lanterns, Chimneys Qualities of Tiles Black Tiles Stoneware Tiles Particulars 

 of Tiles. Chapter V., Pipes: I. Conduit Pipes Manufacture Moulding : Horizontal 

 Machines, Vertical Machines, Worked by Hand and Steam Particulars of these Machines. 

 Drying Firing 1 1. Chimney Flues Ventiducts and " Boisseatix," " Waggons " Particular* 

 of these Products. Chapter VI., Quarries. 1, Plain Quarries of Ordinary Clay: 2. of Cleaned 

 Clay Machines, Cutting, .Mixing, Polishing Drying and Firing Applications Particulars of 

 Quarries. Chapter VII., Terra-cotta : History Manufacture Application : Balustrades, 

 Columns, Pilasters, Capitals, Friezes, Frontons, Medallions, Panels, Rose-windows, Ceilings 

 Appendix: Official Methods of Testing Terra-cottas. 



Part II. Made=up or Decorated Pottery. Chapter 1., General Remarks on the Deco- 

 ration of Pottery : Dips Glazes : Composition, Colouring, Preparation, Harmony with 

 Pastes Special Processes of Decoration Enamels, Opaque, Transparent, Colours. Under- 



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