CONTENTS 



CHAPTER IX 



FURNITURE AND FURNISHINGS 



The feudal chest, p. 213 The first mediaeval chairs, p. 214 Medi- 

 aeval tables, p. 215 The period of Renaissance, and the begin- 

 ning of modern furniture, p. 216 The passing of hand-carving, p. 

 217 Pressed work and machine-carving, p. 218 Machines that 

 carve several duplicate pieces simultaneously, p. 220 The effect 

 of machine-carved furniture upon the market, p. 222 Other in- 

 genious tools used in furniture-making, p. 223 Methods of pre- 

 paring wood for veneer-making, p. 224 How veneering is cut, p. 

 225. 



CHAPTER X 



THE PRODUCTS OF CLAY AND FIRE 



Origin of earthenware, p. 227 Early pottery -making in China and 

 Japan, p. 229 Introduction of glazed pottery in Europe, p. 230 

 The manufacture of pottery, p. 231 The raw materials, p. 232 

 Chemical composition of clay, p. 233 Blue or ball clay, p. 234 

 Mixing the constituents for making pottery, p. 235 The use of 

 cobalt, p. 238 Mechanical blungers, p. 240 "Lawn boxes" and 

 "finishing arks," p. 242 The glaze and its preparation, p. 243 

 The fritting process, p. 245 Methods of making pottery by hand, 

 p. 246 The potter's wheel, p. 247 The passing of the thrower, p. 

 249 The work of the turner, p. 251 "Pressing" and "casting," 

 p. 252 Advantages of casting, p. 254 Machines that make pot- 

 tery, p. 255 "Jolleys" and "Jiggerers," p. 256 From clay to 

 china, p. 260 Firing the ware, p. 262 The temperature at which 

 the ware is usually fired, p. 264 How the temperature is ascer- 

 tained, p. 265 Methods of applying the glaze, p. 266 Glazing 

 very cheap ware, p. 268 Preparing the glazed ware for firing, p. 

 269 Decorating the ware, p. 271 Methods of printing, p. 274 

 Hand-painted ware, p. 275. 



CHAPTER XI 



GLASS AND GLASS-MAKING 



Origin of glass-making, p. 277 Commercial importance of glass, 

 p. 278 Ancient glass-makers, p. 279 A doubtful Roman tradi- 

 tion, p. 281 Window glass in the Dark Age, p. 282 The com- 

 position of glass, p. 284 Qualities imparted to glass by the dif- 

 ferent silicates, p. 285 Source of silica, p. 286 The process of 

 manufacturing window glass, p. 287 The glass-blower, p. 289 

 How the cylinders are flattened, p. 290 Plate-glass making, p. 

 291 Annealing the glass, p. 293 "Wire glass," p. 294. 



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