Chapter XXIII: Part II: #Made-up or Decorated Pottery.#

#THE ART OF RIVETING GLASS, CHINA AND EARTHENWARE.# By J. HOWARTH. (p. c16) Second Edition. Paper Cover. Price 1s. net; by post, home or abroad, 1s. 1d.

#NOTES ON POTTERY CLAYS.# Their Distribution, Properties, Uses and Analyses of Ball Clays, China Clays and China Stone. By Jas. FAIRIE, F.G.S. 132 pp. Crown 8vo. Price 3s. 6d. net. (Post free, 3s. 9d. home; 3s. 10d. abroad.)

A Reissue of #THE HISTORY OF THE STAFFORDSHIRE POTTERIES; AND THE RISE AND PROGRESS OF THE MANUFACTURE OF POTTERY AND PORCELAIN.# With References to Genuine Specimens, and Notices of Eminent Potters. By Simeon SHAW. (Originally Published in 1829.) 265 pp. Demy 8vo. Price 7s. 6d. net. (Post free, 7s. 10d. home; 8s. 3d. abroad.)

#Contents.#

#Introductory Chapter# showing the position of the Pottery Trade at the present time (1899) -- #Preliminary Remarks# -- #The Potteries#, comprising Tunstall, Brownhills, Greenfield and New Field, Golden Hill, Latebrook, Green Lane, Burslem, Longport and Dale Hall, Hot Lane and Cobridge, Hanley and Shelton, Etruria, Stoke, Penkhull, Fenton, Lane Delph, Foley, Lane End -- #On the Origin of the Art#, and its Practice among the early Nations -- #Manufacture of Pottery#, prior to 1700 -- #The Introduction of Red Porcelain# by Messrs. Elers, of Bradwell, 1690 -- #Progress of the Manufacture# from 1700 to Mr. Wedgwood's commencement in 1760 -- #Introduction of Fluid Glaze# -- Extension of the Manufacture of Cream Colour -- Mr. Wedgwood's Queen's Ware -- Jasper, and Appointment of Potter to Her Majesty -- Black Printing -- #Introduction of Porcelain.# Mr. W. Littler's Porcelain -- Mr. Cookworthy's Discovery of Kaolin and Petuntse, and Patent -- Sold to Mr. Champion -- resold to the New Hall Com. -- Extension of Term -- #Blue Printed Pottery.# Mr. Turner, Mr. Spode (1), Mr. Baddeley, Mr. Spode (2), Messrs. Turner, Mr. Wood, Mr. Wilson, Mr. Minton -- Great Change in Patterns of Blue Printed -- #Introduction of Lustre Pottery.# Improvements in Pottery and Porcelain subsequent to 1800.

A Reissue of #THE CHEMISTRY OF THE SEVERAL NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL HETEROGENEOUS COMPOUNDS USED IN MANUFACTURING PORCELAIN, GLASS AND POTTERY#. By Simeon SHAW. (Originally published in 1837.) 750 pp. Royal 8vo. Price 14s. net. (Post free, 15s. home; 17s. abroad.)

#GLASSWARE, GLASS STAINING AND PAINTING.#

#RECIPES FOR FLINT GLASS MAKING.# By a British Glass Master and Mixer. Sixty Recipes. Being Leaves from the Mixing Book of several experts in the Flint Glass Trade, containing up-to-date recipes and valuable information as to Crystal, Demi-crystal and Coloured Glass in its many varieties. It contains the recipes for cheap metal suited to pressing, blowing, etc., as well as the most costly crystal and ruby. Crown 8vo. Price 10s. 6d. net. (Post free, 10s. 9d. home; 10s. 10d. abroad.)

#Contents.#

Ruby -- Ruby from Copper -- Flint for using with the Ruby for Coating -- A German Metal -- Cornelian, or Alabaster -- Sapphire Blue -- Crysophis -- Opal -- Turquoise Blue -- Gold Colour -- Dark Green -- Green (common) -- Green for Malachite -- Blue for Malachite -- Black for Malachite -- Black -- Common Canary Batch -- Canary -- White Opaque Glass -- Sealing-wax Red -- Flint -- Flint Glass (Crystal and Demi) -- Achromatic Glass -- Paste Glass -- White Enamel -- Firestone--Dead White (for moons) -- White Agate -- Canary -- Canary Enamel -- Index.

#A TREATISE ON THE ART OF GLASS PAINTING.# Prefaced with a Review (p. c17) of Ancient Glass. By Ernest R. SUFFLING. With One Coloured Plate and Thirty-seven Illustrations. Demy 8vo. 140 pp. Price 7s. 6d. net. (Post free, 7s. 10d. home; 8s. abroad.)

#Contents.#

A Short History of Stained Glass -- Designing Scale Drawings --Cartoons and the Cut Line -- Various Kinds of Glass Cutting for Windows -- The Colours and Brushes used in Glass Painting -- Painting on Glass, Dispersed Patterns -- Diapered Patterns -- Aciding -- Firing -- Fret Lead Glazing -- Index.

#PAINTING ON GLASS AND PORCELAIN AND ENAMEL PAINTING.# A Complete Introduction to the Preparation of all the Colours and Fluxes used for Painting on Porcelain, Enamel, Faïence and Stoneware, the Coloured Pastes and Coloured Glasses, together with a Minute Description of the Firing of Colours and Enamels. By Felix HERMANN, Technical Chemist. With Eighteen Illustrations. 300 pp. Translated from the German second and enlarged Edition. Price 10s. 6d. net. (Post free, 10s. 10d. home; 11s. abroad.)

#PAPER MAKING, PAPER DYEING, AND TESTING.#

#THE DYEING OF PAPER PULP.# A Practical Treatise for the use of Papermakers, Paperstainers, Students and others. By Julius ERFURT, Manager of a Paper Mill. Translated into English and Edited with Additions by Julius HÜBNER, F.C.S., Lecturer on Papermaking at the Manchester Municipal Technical School. With Illustrations and #157 patterns of paper dyed in the pulp#. Royal 8vo, 180 pp. Price 15s. net. (Post free, 15s. 6d. home; 16s. 6d. abroad.)

#Contents.#

#Behaviour of the Paper Fibres during the Process of Dyeing, Theory of the Mordant# -- #Colour Fixing Mediums# (#Mordants#) -- #Influence of the Quality of the Water Used# -- #Inorganic Colours# -- #Organic Colours# -- #Practical Application of the Coal Tar Colours according to their Properties and their Behaviour towards the Different Paper Fibres# -- #Dyed Patterns on Various Pulp Mixtures# -- #Dyeing to Shade# -- Index.

#THE PAPER MILL CHEMIST.# By Henry P. STEVENS, M.A., Ph.D., F.I.C. Royal 12mo. 60 Illustrations. [_In the press._]

#Contents.#

#Introduction.# -- Dealing with the Apparatus required in Chemical Work and General Chemical Manipulation, introducing the subject of Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis. #Fuels.# -- Analysis of Coal, Coke and other Fuels -- Sampling and Testing for Moisture, Ash, Calorific Value, etc. -- Comparative Heating Value of different Fuels and Relative Efficiency. #Water.# -- Analysis for Steam Raising and for Paper Making Purposes generally -- Water Softening and Purification -- A List of the more important Water Softening Plant, giving Power required, Weight, Space Occupied, Out-put and Approximate Cost. #Raw Materials and Detection of Adulterants.# -- Analysis and Valuation of the more important Chemicals used in Paper Making, including Lime, Caustic Soda, Sodium Carbonate, Mineral Acids, Bleach Antichlor, Alum, Rosin and Rosin Size, Glue Gelatin and Casein, Starch, China Clay, Blanc Fixe, Satin White and other Loading Materials, Mineral Colours and Aniline Dyes. #Manufacturing Operations.# -- Rags and the Chemical Control of Rag Boiling -- Esparto Boiling -- Wood Boiling -- Testing Spent Liquors and Recovered Ash -- Experimental Tests with Raw Fibrous Materials -- Boiling in Autoclaves -- Bleaching and making up Hand Sheets -- Examination of Sulphite Liquors -- Estimation of Moisture in Pulp and Half-stuff -- Recommendations of the British Wood Pulp Association. #Finished Products.# -- Paper Testing, including Physical, Chemical and Microscopical Tests, Area, Weight, Thickness, Apparent Specific Gravity, Bulk or Air Space. Determination of Machine Direction, Thickness, Strength, Stretch, Resistance to Crumpling and Friction, Transparency, Absorbency and other qualities of Blotting Papers -- Determination of the Permeability of Filtering Papers -- Detection and Estimation of Animal and Vegetable Size in Paper -- Sizing Qualities of Paper -- Fibrous Constituents -- Microscopical Examination of Fibres -- The Effect of Beating on Fibres -- Staining Fibres -- Mineral Matter -- Ash -- Qualitative and Quantitative Examination of Mineral Matter -- Examination of Coated Papers and Colouring Matters in Paper.

#Tables.# -- English and Metrical Weights and Measures with (p. c18) Equivalents -- Conversion of Grams to Grains and _vice versa_ -- Equivalent Costs per lb., cwt., and ton -- Decimal Equivalents of lbs., qrs., and cwts. -- Thermometric and Barometric Scales -- Atomic Weights and Molecular Weights -- Factors for Calculating the Percentage of Substance Sought from the Weight of Substance Found -- Table of Solubilities of Substances Treated of in Paper Making -- Specific Gravity Tables of such substances as are used in Paper Making, including Sulphuric Acid Hydrochloric Acid, Bleach, Milk of Lime, Caustic Soda, Carbonate of Soda, etc., giving Percentage Strength with Specific Gravity and Degrees Tw. -- Hardness Table for Soap Tests -- Dew Point -- Wet and Dry Bulb Tables -- Properties of Saturated Steam, giving Temperature, Pressure and Volume -- List of Different Machines used in the Paper Making Industry, giving Size, Weight, Space Occupied, Power to Drive, Out-put and Approximate Cost -- Calculation of Moisture in Pulp --Rag-Boiling Tables, giving Percentages of Lime Soda and Time required -- Loss in Weight in Rags and other Raw Materials during Boiling and Bleaching -- Conditions of Buying and Selling as laid down by the Paper Makers' Association -- Table of Names and Sizes of Papers --Table for ascertaining the Weight per Ream from the Weight per Sheet -- Calculations of Areas and Volumes -- Logarithms -- Blank pages for Notes.

#THE TREATMENT OF PAPER FOR SPECIAL PURPOSES.# By L. E. ANDÉS. Translated from the German. Crown 8vo. 48 Illustrations. 250 pp. [_In the Press._]

#Contents.#

#I., Parchment Paper, Vegetable Parchment.# -- The Parchment Paper Machine -- Opaque Supple Parchment Paper -- Thick Parchment -- Krugler's Parchment Paper and Parchment Slates -- Double and Triple Osmotic Parchment -- Utilising Waste Parchment Paper -- Parchmented Linen and Cotton -- Parchment Millboard -- Imitation Horn and Ivory from Parchment Paper -- Imitation Parchment Paper -- Artificial Parchment -- Testing the Sulphuric Acid. II., Papers for Transfer Pictures. #III., Papers for Preservative and Packing Purposes.# -- Butter Paper -- Wax Paper -- Paraffin Paper -- Wrapping Paper for Silverware -- Waterproof Paper -- Anti-corrosive Paper. IV., Grained Transfer Papers. V., Fire-proof and Antifalsification Papers, #VI., Paper Articles.# -- Vulcanised Paper Maché -- Paper Bottles -- Plastic Articles of Paper -- Waterproof Coverings for Walls and Ceilings -- Paper Wheels, Roofing and Boats -- Paper Barrels -- Paper Boxes -- Paper Horseshoes. VII., Gummed Paper. VIII., Hectograph Papers. #IX., Insecticide Papers.# -- Fly Papers -- Moth Papers. #X., Chalk and Leather Papers.# -- Glacé Chalk Paper -- Leather Paper -- Imitation Leather. XI., Luminous Papers -- Blue-Print Papers -- Blotting Papers. XII., Metal Papers -- Medicated Papers. XIII., Marbled Papers. XIV., Tracing and Copying Papers -- Iridescent or Mother of Pearl Papers. XV., Photographic Papers -- Shellac Paper -- Fumigating Papers -- Test Papers. #XVI., Papers for Cleaning and Polishing Purposes -- Glass Paper# -- Pumice Paper -- Emery Paper. XVII., Lithographic Transfer Papers. #XIX., Sundry Special Papers# -- Satin Paper -- Enamel Paper -- Cork Paper -- Split Paper -- Electric Paper -- Paper Matches -- Magic Pictures -- Laundry Blue Papers -- Blue Paper for Bleachers. XX., Waterproof Papers -- Washable Drawing Papers -- Washable Card -- Washable Coloured Paper--Waterproof Millboard -- Sugar Paper. XXI., The Characteristics of Paper -- Paper Testing.

ENAMELLING ON METAL.

#ENAMELS AND ENAMELLING.# For Enamel Makers, Workers in Gold and Silver, and Manufacturers of Objects of Art. By Paul RANDAU. Translated from the German. With Sixteen Illustrations. Demy 8vo. 180 pp. Price 10s. 6d. net. (Post free, 10s. 10d. home; 11s. abroad.)

#THE ART OF ENAMELLING ON METAL.# By W. Norman BROWN. Twenty-eight Illustrations. Crown 8vo. 60 pp. Price 2s. 6d. net. (Post free, 2s. 9d. home and abroad.)

SILK MANUFACTURE.

#SILK THROWING AND WASTE SILK SPINNING.# By Hollins RAYNER. Demy 8vo. 170 pp. 117 Illus. Price 5s. net. (Post free, 5s. 4d. home; 5s. 6d. abroad.)

#Contents.#

The Silkworm -- Cocoon Reeling and Qualities of Silk -- Silk Throwing -- Silk Wastes -- The Preparation of Silk Waste for Degumming -- Silk Waste Degumming, Schapping and Discharging -- The Opening and Dressing of Wastes -- Silk Waste "Drawing" or "Preparing" Machinery -- Long Spinning -- Short Spinning -- Spinning and Finishing Processes -- Utilisation of Waste Products -- Noil Spinning -- Exhaust Noil Spinning.

BOOKS ON TEXTILE AND DYEING SUBJECTS. (p. c19)

#THE CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY OF TEXTILE FIBRES#: Their Origin, Structure, Preparation, Washing, Bleaching, Dyeing, Printing and Dressing. By Dr. Georg von GEORGIEVICS. Translated from the German by Charles SALTER. 320 pp. Forty-seven Illustrations. Royal 8vo. Price 10s. 6d. net. (Post free, 11s. home; 11s. 3d. abroad.)

#Contents.#

#The Textile Fibres# -- #Washing, Bleaching, Carbonising# -- #Mordants and Mordanting# -- #Dyeing# -- #Printing# -- #Dressing and Finishing.#

#POWER-LOOM WEAVING AND YARN NUMBERING.# According to Various Systems, with Conversion Tables. Translated from the German of Anthon GRUNER. #With Twenty-Six Diagrams in Colours.# 150 pp. Crown 8vo. Price 7s. 6d. net. (Post free, 7s. 9d. home; 8s. abroad.)

#Contents.#

#Power-Loom Weaving in General.# Various Systems of Looms -- #Mounting and Starting the Power-Loom.# English Looms -- Tappet or Treadle Looms -- Dobbies -- #General Remarks on the Numbering, Reeling and Packing of Yarn# -- #Appendix# -- #Useful Hints.# Calculating Warps -- Weft Calculations -- Calculations of Cost Price in Hanks.

#TEXTILE RAW MATERIALS AND THEIR CONVERSION INTO YARNS.# (The Study of the Raw Materials and the Technology of the Spinning Process.) By Julius ZIPSER. Translated from German by Charles SALTER. 302 Illustrations. 500 pp. Demy 8vo. Price 10s. 6d. net. (Post free, 11s. home; 11s. 6d. abroad.)

#Contents.#

#PART 1. -- The Raw Materials Used in the Textile Industry.# MINERAL RAW MATERIALS. VEGETABLE RAW MATERIALS. ANIMAL RAW MATERIALS.

#PART II. -- The Technology of Spinning or the Conversion of Textile Raw Materials into Yarn.#

SPINNING VEGETABLE RAW MATERIALS. Cotton Spinning -- Installation of a Cotton Mill -- Spinning Waste Cotton and Waste Cotton Yarns -- Flax Spinning -- Fine Spinning -- Tow Spinning -- Hemp Spinning -- Spinning Hemp Tow String -- Jute Spinning -- Spinning Jute Line Yarn -- Utilising Jute Waste.

#PART III. -- Spinning Animal Raw Materials.#

Spinning Carded Woollen Yarn -- Finishing Yarn -- Worsted Spinning -- Finishing Worsted Yarn -- Artificial Wool or Shoddy Spinning -- Shoddy and Mungo Manufacture -- Spinning Shoddy and other Wool Substitutes -- Spinning Waste Silk -- Chappe Silk -- Fine Spinning -- Index.

#GRAMMAR OF TEXTILE DESIGN.# By H. NISBET, Weaving and Designing Master, Bolton Municipal Technical School. Demy 8vo. 280 pp. 490 Illustrations and Diagrams. Price 6s. net. (Post free, 6s. 10d. home; 7s. abroad.)

#Contents.#