LEADER 05663nam 2200757 a 450 001 9910141512803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a9781118314203 010 $a1118314204 010 $a9781118314234 010 $a1118314239 010 $a9781299146402 010 $a1299146406 010 $a9781118314227 010 $a1118314220 035 $a(CKB)2670000000325710 035 $a(EBL)1118754 035 $a(OCoLC)827208366 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000820113 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11470572 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000820113 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10857565 035 $a(PQKB)10827380 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1118754 035 $a(DLC) 2012033387 035 $a(PPN)178182702 035 $a(Perlego)1001161 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000325710 100 $a20120813d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aModern methods for analysing archaeological and historical glass$hVolume I /$fedited by Koen Janssens 210 $aChichester, West Sussex, U.K. $cJohn Wiley & Sons Inc.$d2013 215 $a1 online resource (763 p.) 225 0 $aModern methods for analysing archaeological and historical glass ;$vv. 1 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a9780470516140 311 08$a0470516143 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aModern Methods for Analysing Archaeological and Historical Glass; Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; 1.1 What is Glass?; 1.1.1 Introduction; 1.1.2 Fundamentals of the Glassy State; 1.1.2.1 Transition Temperature; 1.1.2.2 General Characteristics of Glasses; 1.1.2.3 Definition of Glass; 1.1.2.4 Criteria on the Formation of Glasses; 1.1.3 Chemical Classification of Glasses; 1.1.3.1 Silicate Glasses; 1.1.4 Properties of Glasses; 1.1.4.1 Glass Behaviour during Heating; 1.1.4.2 Mechanical Behaviour; 1.1.4.3 Optical Behaviour; 1.1.4.4 Chemical Behaviour; References 327 $a1.2 Raw Materials, Recipes and Procedures Used for Glass Making1.2.1 Introduction; 1.2.1.1 Sources of Information on Ancient Glass Technology; 1.2.2 Other Sources of Information on Ancient Glass Production Technology; 1.2.3 Raw Materials of the past; 1.2.3.1 Vitrifiers; 1.2.3.2 Fluxes; 1.2.3.3 Stabilizers; 1.2.3.4 Fining Agents; 1.2.3.5 Opacifiers and Colouring Opacifiers; 1.2.3.6 Colourants; 1.2.3.7 Reducing Agents; 1.2.4 Composition Characteristics of Ancient Glass Varieties; 1.2.5 Present-Day Raw Materials (from the Nineteenth Century Onwards); 1.2.5.1 Vitrifiers; 1.2.5.2 Fluxes 327 $a1.2.5.3 Stabilizers1.2.5.4 Fining Agents; 1.2.5.5 Opacifiers; 1.2.5.6 Colourants; 1.2.5.7 Approximate Compositions Typical of Some Present-Day Industrial Glass; 1.2.6 The Melting Process of the past; 1.2.6.1 The Frit; 1.2.6.2 The Melting Process; 1.2.6.3 Primary Glass Production from Raw Materials and Secondary Glass Production by Re-Melting Cullet; 1.2.6.4 Glass Furnaces of the Past; 1.2.7 Glass Furnaces of Today; References; 1.3 Colouring, Decolouring and Opacifying of Glass; 1.3.1 Introduction; 1.3.1.1 Physical Principles of Colour and Examples in Ancient Glass 327 $a1.3.1.2 Physical Principles of Decolouring and Examples in Ancient Translucent Glass1.3.1.3 Physical Principles of Opacifying and Examples in Ancient Opaque Glass; 1.3.2 Conclusion; References; 1.4 Glass Compositions over Several Millennia in theWestern World; 1.4.1 Making Silica-Based Glass: Physico-Chemcial Constraints; 1.4.1.1 Melting Minima; 1.4.1.2 Melting Agent Sources; 1.4.1.3 Silica Sources; 1.4.2 Evolution of Glass Compositions; 1.4.2.1 Initial Stages: Near East (Egypt and Mesopotamia) and Elsewhere 1700 B.C.-300 A.D.: Sodic Plant Ash 327 $a1.4.2.2 Clear Glass and Blown Glass: the Hellenistic-Roman Period1.4.2.3 Soda from Plant Ash in the Mediterranean Area: 'Islamic' Compositions; 1.4.2.4 Transition to Potasso-Calcic Glass; 1.4.2.5 Wood Ash Compositions; 1.4.2.6 Lead Glass; 1.4.2.7 Back to Sodic Plant Ash; 1.4.2.8 The Modern Era; 1.4.3 Summary; References; 2.1 X-Ray Based Methods of Analysis; 2.1.1 Introduction; 2.1.2 X-Ray Analysis Employing Table-Top Instrumentation; 2.1.2.1 Basic Principles; 2.1.2.2 X-Ray Fluorescence Analysis; 2.1.2.3 XRF Instrumentation: EDXRF and WDXRF; 2.1.2.4 X-Ray Diffraction 327 $a2.1.2.5 Tomographic X-Ray Imaging 330 $aThe first scientific volume to compile the modern analytical techniques for glass analysis, Modern Methods for Analysing Archaeological and Historical Glass presents an up-to-date description of the physico-chemical methods suitable for determining the composition of glass and for speciation of specific components. 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