Ceramics in Archaeology
From Prehistoric to Medieval times in Europe and the Mediterranean: Ancient Craftsmanship and Modern Laboratory Techniques
by Ninina Cuomo di Caprio
Paperback (Published)
(November 2017)
ISBN: 9788891310125
8.23 x 10.98 inches
Price: $142.00
In stock
This manual on pottery-making in antiquity is a compendium of almost everything bearing on the interpretation of ancient ceramics in antiquity. Because of this, it is likely to remain a standard work for many years to come. Both the student and the more experienced researcher will benefit from this book and will find it easy to follow because of the lively presentation. The whole subject of ceramics is here, from clay acquisition to kilns and firing, backed with an extensive bibliography. It is a work of reference which should have a place on every archaeologist’s bookshelf from their first day at University until retirement. In Volume II, Part Two is titled Modern Laboratory Techniques and provides a summary of the most widely used scientific techniques which can aid the archaeologist in the understanding and interpretation of ancient ceramics.
VOLUME I GENERAL BIBLIOGRAPHY AND ABBREVIATIONS FOREWORD by D. P. S. Peacock AUTHOR' S PREFACE PART ONE: ANCIENT CRAFTSMANSHIP 1.INTRODUCING PART ONE 2.CLAY 3.CLAY MINERALS 4.NONCLAY MINERALS AND INCIDENTAL CONSTITUENTS 5.TECHNOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF CLAY AND POTTERY 6.WORKING THE CLAY 7.FORMING 8.DRYING 9.APPLYING COATINGS TO VESSELS BEFORE FIRING 10.SLIP AND GLOSS 11.GLAZING AND NEW TECHNOLOGIES IN MEDIEVAL TIMES 12.DECORATING VESSELS BEFORE FIRING IN ANTIQUITY 13.FIRING THE POEM OF HOMER ON THE KILN VOLUME II INTRODUCTION TO VOLUME II 1 REFERENCES: A POCKET LIBRARY FOR INSTANT USE PART TWO: MODERN LABORATORY TECHNIQUES 14.INTRODUCING PART TWO Archaeological ceramics in the laboratory 15.OM, OPTICAL MICROSCOPY for mineralogical characterization 16.THERMAL TECHNIQUES 17.PHYSICOCHEMICAL TECHNIQUES 18.CHARACTERIZATION TECHNIQUES 19.DATA HANDLING AND STATISTICAL PROCESSING 20.THE DECADE 2001-2010: a ten-year trend in the application of analytical techniques to archaeological ceramics APPENDIX LITERARY SOURCES FROM CLASSICAL TO RENAISSANCE TIMES
- By (author) Ninina Cuomo di Caprio
Other Titles in this Series
Similar Books
A Late Antique Harrowing of Hell and Its Medieval Reception
Eusebius of Alexandria's Sermons 15 and 17 (CPG 5524; 5526) and their Latin Rewritings
Volume 99
Caesar’s Visions and Impact on the Roman Empire
Revisiting the Archaeological and Historical Record of the 40s BC
Volume 2
Drunk the Potion, No Whit Charmed
The Doctrine of Pure and Perfect Souls from Iamblichus to Damascius
Etruscan and Roman Hellenistic Anatomical ex votos
Reassessing Popular Religious Expressions in Central Italy
Volume 8
Innovation and Medieval Communities
The Circulation of Ideas and Practices in and out of the Town (1200-1500)
Volume 63
Invisible Labour in Antiquity
Visualizing Obscure Work in the Ancient Mediterannean and West Asia
Volume 1
Late Antique villae in the Balkans (3rd–7th c. AD): Current Research Questions and Perspectives
HAEMUS Companion to the Late Antique Balkans 1
Volume 4
Medieval Debates on Foreknowledge: Future Contingents, Prophecy, and Divination
Acts of the XXVII Annual Colloquium of the SIEPM, Trento 12-15 September 2023
Volume 31
Medieval Yeghegis, Armenia
History, Archaeology, Society. Local Multiplicities and Global Connections of a Rural Centre on the Silk Road(s)
Nurturing the Elite
Representations of Drinking, Eating, and Religious Vessels in Palmyrene Funerary Iconography
Volume 13
Portraying the Individual in the Roman East
Local–Imperial Entanglements in Sculpture, Mosaics, and Paintings (First–Fourth Centuries AD)
Volume 18
