Part I., =general Pottery Methods.= Chapters I., Definition and History.

Definitions and Classification of Ceramic Products--Historic Summary of the Ceramic Art.--II., Raw Materials of Bodies. Clays: Pure Clay and Natural Clays--Various Raw Materials: Analogous to Clay--Agglomerative and Agglutinative--Opening--Fusible--Refractory--Trials of Raw Materials.--III., Plastic Bodies. Properties and Composition--Preparation of Raw Materials: Disaggregation--Purification--Preparation of Bodies: By Plastic Method--By Dry Method--By Liquid Method.--IV., Formation. Processes of Formation: Throwing--Expression--Moulding by Hand, on the Jolley, by Compression, by Slip Casting--Slapping--Slipping.--V., Drying. Drying of Bodies--Processes of Drying: By Evaporation--By Aeration--By Heating--By Ventilation--By Absorption.--VI., Glazes. Composition and Properties--Raw Materials--Manufacture and Application.--VII., Firing. Properties of the Bodies and Glazes during Firing--Description of the Kilns--Working of the Kilns.--VIII., Decoration. Colouring Materials--Processes of Decoration.