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A Reissue of 



THE HISTORY OF THE STAFFORDSHIRE POTTER. 

 IES; AND THE RISE AND PROGRESS OF THE 

 MANUFACTURE OF POTTERY AND PORCELAIN. 



With References to Genuine Specimens, and Notices of Eminent Pot- 

 ters. By SIMEON SHAW. (Originally Published in 1829.) 265 pp. 

 1900. Demy 8vo. Price 7s. 6d. ; India and Colonies, 8s.; Other 

 Countries, 8s. 6d. ; strictly net. 



Contents. 



Introductory Chapter showing the position of the Pottery Trade at the present time 

 1899). Chapters I., Preliminary Remarks. II., The Potteries, comprising Tunstall, 

 Brownhills, Greenfield and New Field, Golden Hill, Latebrook, Green Lane, Burslem, Long- 

 port and Dale Hall, Hot Lane and Cobridge, Hanley and Shelton, Etruria, Stoke, Penkhull, 

 Fenton, Lane Delph, Foley, Lane End. III., On the Origin of the Art, and its Practice 

 among the early Nations. IV., Manufacture of Pottery, prior to 1700. V., The Introduc- 

 tion of Red Porcelain by Messrs. Elers, of Bradwell, 1690. VI., Progress of the Manu = 

 facture from 1700 to Mr. Wedgwood's commencement in 1760. VII. Introduction of Fluid 

 Glaze. Extension of the Manufacture of Cream Colour. Mr. Wedgwood's Queen's Ware. 

 Jasper, and Appointment of Potter to Her Majesty. Black Printing. VIII., Introduction 

 Of Porcelain. Mr. W. Littler's Porcelain. Mr. Cookworthy's Discovery of Kaolin and 

 Petuntse, and Patent. Sold to Mr. Champion resold to the New Hall Com. Extension of 

 Term. IX., Blue Printed Pottery. Mr. Turner, Mr. Spode (1), Mr. Baddeley, Mr. Spode 

 <2), Messrs. Turner, Mr. Wood, Mr. Wilson, Mr. Minton. Great Change in Patterns of Blue 

 Printed. X., Introduction of Lustre Pottery. Improvements in Pottery and Porcelain 

 subsequent to 1800. 



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A Reissue of 



THE CHEMISTRY OF THE SEVERAL NATURAL 

 AND ARTIFICIAL HETEROGENEOUS COM- 

 POUNDS USED IN MANUFACTURING POR- 

 CELAIN, GLASS AND POTTERY. By SIMEON SHAW. 

 (Originally published in 1837.) 750 pp. 1900. Royal 8vo. Price 14s. ; 

 India and Colonies, 15s. ; Other Countries, 16s. 6d. ; strictly net. 

 Contents. 



PART I., ANALYSIS AND MATERIALS. Chapters I., Introduction : Laboratory and 

 Apparatus; Elements: Combinative Potencies, Manipulative Processes for Analysis and 

 Reagents, Pulverisation, Blow-pipe Analysis, Humid Analysis, Preparatory Manipulations, 

 General Analytic Processes, Compounds Soluble in Water, Compounds Soluble only in Acids, 

 Compounds (Mixed) Soluble in Water, Compounds (Mixed) Soluble in Acids, Compounds 

 (Mixed) Insoluble, Particular Analytic Processes. II., Temperature : Coal, Steam Heat for 

 Printers' Stoves. III., Acids and Alkalies : Boracic Acid, Muriatic Acid, Nitric Acid, Sul- 

 phuric Acid, Potash, Soda, Lithia, Calculation of Chemical Separations. IV., The Earths : 

 Alumine, Clays, Silica, Flint, Lime, Plaster of Paris, Magnesia, Barytes, Felspar, Grauen (or 

 China Stone), China Clay, Chert. V., Metals : Reciprocal Combinative Potencies of the Metals, 

 Antimony, Arsenic, Chromium, Green Oxide, Cobalt, Chromic Acid, Humid Separation of 

 Nickel from Cobalt, Arsenite of Cobalt, Copper, Gold, Iron, Lead, Manganese, Platinum, Silver, 

 Tin, Zinc. 



PART II., SYNTHESIS AND COMPOUNDS. Chapters I., Sketch of the Origin and 

 Progress of the Art. II., Science of Mixing : Scientific Principles of the Manufacture, Com- 

 binative Potencies of the Earths. III., Bodies: Porcelain Hard, Porcelain Fritted Bodies, 

 Porcelain Raw Bodies, Porcelain Soft, Fritted Bodies, Raw Bodies, Stone Bodies, Ironstone, 

 Dry Bodies, Chemical Utensils, Fritted Jasper, Fritted Pearl, Fritted Drab, Raw Chemical 

 Utensils, Raw Stone, Raw Jasper, Raw Pearl, Raw Mortar, Raw Drab, Raw Brown, Raw Fawn, 

 Raw Cane, Raw Red Porous, Raw Egyptian, Earthenware, Queen's Ware, Cream Colour, Blue 

 and Fancy Printed, Dipped and Mocha, Chalky, Rings, Stilts,-etc. IV., Glazes : Porcelain 

 Hard Fritted, Porcelain Soft Fritted, Porcelain Soft Raw, Cream Colour Porcelain, Blue 

 Printed Porcelain, Fritted Glazes, Analysis of Fritt, Analysis of Glaze, Coloured Glazes, Dips, 

 Smears and Washes; Glasses: Flint Glass, Coloured Glasses, Artificial Garnet, Artificial 

 Emerald, Artificial Amethyst, Artificial Sapphire, Artificial Opal, Plate Glass, Crown Glass, 

 Broad Glass, Bottle Glass, Phosphoric Glass, British Steel Glass, Glass-Staining and Painting, 

 Engraving on Glass, Dr. Faraday's Experiments. V., Colours : Colour Making, Fluxes or 

 Solvents, Components of the Colours; Reds, etc., from Gold, Carmine or Rose Colour, 

 Purple, Reds, etc., from Iron, Blues, Yellows, Greens, Blacks, White, Silver for Burnishing, 

 Gold for Burnishing, Printer's Oil, Lustres. 



PART III., TABLES OF THE CHARACTERISTICS OF CHEMICAL SUB- 

 STANCES. 



