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Books on Pottery, Bricks, 

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THE MANUAL OF PRACTICAL POTTING. Revised 



and Enlarged. Third Edition. 200 pp. 1901. Price 17s. 6d.; India 

 and Colonies, 18s. 6d. ; Other Countries, 20s. ; strictly net. 

 Contents. 



Introduction. The Rise and Progress of the Potter's Art. Chapters I., Bodies. China 

 and Porcelain Bodies, Parian Bodies, Semi-porcelain and Vitreous Bodies, Mortar Bodies, 

 Earthenwares Granite and C.C. Bodies, Miscellaneous Bodies, Sagger and Crucible Clays, 

 Coloured Bodies, Jasper Bodies, Coloured Bodies for Mosaic Painting, Encaustic Tile Bodies, 

 Body Stains, Coloured Dips. II., Glazes. China Glazes, Ironstone Glazes, Earthenware 

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CERAMIC TECHNOLOGY : Being some Aspects of Tech- 

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Preface. Introduction. Chapters I., The Chemistry of Pottery. II., Analysis and Syn- 

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RECIPES FOR FLINT GLASS MAKING. By a British 

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