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THE CRAFT OF ATHENIAN POTTERY
CONTENTS
ILLUSTRATIONS
PREFACE
I. TECHNICAL PROCESSES IN THE MAKING OF MODERN POTTERY AND THEIR APPLICATION TO THE TECHNIQUE OF ANCIENT VASES
PREPARATION OF THE CLAY
Ingredients and properties.
Washing.
Wedging.
FASHIONING THE VASES
(1) WHEELWORK
(2) BUILDING
(3) MOULDING
FIRING THE VASES
Production of Temperature.
Types of kilns.
Packing the kiln.
Firing.
Number of firings.
Injuries in the firing.
GLAZING
RED OCHRE WASH
WERE ATHENIAN VASES MADE FOR EVERY-DAY USE?
II. REPRESENTATIONS OF ANCIENT POTTERS
FASHIONING THE VASES
DECORATING THE VASES
FIRING THE VASES
Representations of potter’s kilns.
MISCELLANEOUS SCENES
REPRESENTATIONS WRONGLY INTERPRETED AS POTTERY SCENES
POTTER’S IMPLEMENTS
III. REFERENCES TO THE POTTERY CRAFT IN ANCIENT LITERATURE
PREPARATION OF THE CLAY
FASHIONING THE VASES
(1) WHEELWORK
(2) BUILDING
FIRING THE VASES
RED OCHRE WASH
POROSITY OF GREEK POTTERY
THE STATUS OF POTTERS
CONCLUSION
I. THE PREPARATION OF THE CLAY
II. THE FASHIONING OF THE VASE
III. THE DECORATION OF THE VASE
a. Black-figured Technique.
b. Red-figured Technique.
IV. THE FIRING OF THE VASE
FOOTNOTES
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX
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