Part I., General Pottery Methods. Definition and History. Definitions

and Classification of Ceramic Products--Historic Summary of the Ceramic Art--Raw Materials of Bodies. Clays: Pure Clay and Natural Clays--Various Raw Materials: Analogous to Clay--Agglomerative and Agglutinative--Opening--Fusible--Refractory--Trials of Raw Materials-- Plastic Bodies. Properties and Composition--Preparation of Raw Materials: Disaggregation--Purification--Preparation of Bodies: By Plastic Method--By Dry Method--By Liquid Method--Formation. Processes of Formation: Throwing--Expression--Moulding by Hand, on the Jolley, by Compression, by Slip Casting--Slapping--Slipping--Drying. Drying of Bodies--Processes of Drying: By Evaporation--By Aeration--By Heating-- By Ventilation--By Absorption--Glazes. Composition and Properties--Raw Materials--Manufacture and Application--Firing. Properties of the Bodies and Glazes during Firing--Description of the Kilns--Working of the Kilns--Decoration. Colouring Materials--Processes of Decoration.