Chapter I: Technical Processes in the Making of Modern Pottery

and their Application to the Technique of Ancient Vases 1

Preparation of the Clay 1
Ingredients and Properties 1
Washing 2
Wedging 2
Fashioning the Vases 4
(1) Wheelwork 4
Types of Wheel 4
Throwing 7
Turning 10
Work in Sections 15
Polishing 19
Attachment of handles 20
(2) Building 26
(3) Moulding 27
Firing the Vases 29
Production of Temperature 29
Types of Kilns 32
Packing the Kiln 34
Firing 35
Number of Firings 37
Injuries in the Firing 44
Glazing 47
Red Ochre Wash 53
Were Athenian Vases Made for Every-Day Use? 59