Emmanuel Cooper's classic guide to making glazes is now available in a thoroughly revised new edition. Cooper provides potters with an introductory section on glaze materials, coloring, mixing, and the application of glazes, as well as information on health and safety issues. This essential guide also features over 400 recipes ranging from opaque, matte, and transparent glazes to crystalline and black iron glazes, organized according to their varying temperature ranges.
Emmanuel Cooper is a leading British potter, prolific author, and longtime editor of Ceramic Review. His Ten Thousand Years of Pottery, now in its fourth edition, is also available from the University of Pennsylvania Press.
Introduction
The Glaze Materials
Glaze Temperature and Classification
Colouring Glazes
Mixing the Glaze
Applying the Glaze
Adjusting the Glaze
Health and Safety
THE GLAZE RECIPES
Earthenware Glazes
1050°C-1100°C (1922°F-2012°F)
—Transparent glazes
—White, cream, opaque and matt glazes
—Coloured and decorative glazes
Earthenware Glazes
1100°C-1150°C (2012°F-2102°F)
—Transparent and semi-transparent glazes
—White, cream, opaque and matt glazes
—Decorative and coloured glazes
Medium Temperature Stoneware Glazes
1200°C-1220°C (2192°F-2228°F)
—Transparent and semi-transparent glazes
—White, cream, matt, and opaque glazes
—Coloured, decorative and crystal glazes
—Base glazes for oxide additions
—Brown and black iron glazes—olive to black
Stoneware Glazes with a Wide Firing Range
1200°C-1260°C (2192°F-2300°F)
—Transparent and semitransparent glazes
—White, cream, matt, and opaque glazes
—Coloured and decorative glazes
—Green, brown, and black iron glazes
High Firing Stoneware Glazes
1250°C-1280°C (22l“I
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