Science and Civilisation in China Volume 5: Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Part 12, Ceramic Technology
by:
Nigel Wood (author)
Rose Kerr (author)
How were Chinese pots made, glazed and fired? Why did China discover porcelain more than 1,000 years before the West? What are the effects of China's influence on world ceramics? These questions (and many more) are answered in this history of Chinese ceramic technology, from the late Stone Age to...
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How were Chinese pots made, glazed and fired? Why did China discover porcelain more than 1,000 years before the West? What are the effects of China's influence on world ceramics? These questions (and many more) are answered in this history of Chinese ceramic technology, from the late Stone Age to the twenty-first century AD. The non-specialist reader will appreciate its unique coverage of research materials originally published in several languages.
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Format: Hardcover
ISBN:
9780521838337 (0521838339)
ASIN: 0521838339
Publish date: 2004-11-15
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Pages no: 968
Edition language: English
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