LEADER 04295nam 2200709Ia 450 001 9910783761403321 005 20231206210214.0 010 $a1-282-85874-2 010 $a9786612858741 010 $a0-7735-6855-7 024 7 $a10.1515/9780773568556 035 $a(CKB)1000000000244963 035 $a(OCoLC)80221224 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10119853 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000281777 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11193340 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000281777 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10307835 035 $a(PQKB)10988820 035 $a(CaPaEBR)400263 035 $a(CaBNvSL)gtp00521521 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3330617 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10132798 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL285874 035 $a(OCoLC)929120682 035 $a(VaAlCD)20.500.12592/xhk7zh 035 $a(schport)gibson_crkn/2009-12-01/1/400263 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3330617 035 $a(DE-B1597)657806 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780773568556 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3243505 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000244963 100 $a20000120d2000 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe mastery and uses of fire$b[electronic resource] $ea sourcebook on ancient pyrotechnology /$fJ.E. Rehder 210 $aMontreal $cMcGill-Queen's University Press$d2000 215 $a1 online resource (236 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-7735-3074-6 311 $a0-7735-2067-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aMachine generated contents note: 1 The Nature of Heat and the Management of Its -- Temperature 9 -- z How Furnaces Work 13 -- 3 The Properties and Combustion of Biomass z5 -- 4 Furnace Configurations for Biomass Fuel 38 -- 5 Products Made in Antiquity in Biomass Fuelled Furnaces 46 -- 6 The Manufacture and Properties of Charcoal 55 -- 7 Combustion in Beds of Lump Charcoal 63 -- 8 Combustion Air Supply for Charcoal 74 -- 9 Furnace Configurations for Charcoal Fuel 84 -- 10 The Reduction of Metals and the Functions of Slags IOI -- 11 The Smelting of Copper 113 -- 12. The Smelting, Forging, and Properties of Iron z22 -- 13 Fuel Consumption byPyrotechnology in Antiquity 145 -- 14 Fuel Supply andDeforestation i -- 15 Artifacts from te Operation of Furnacs -- Appendices -- 16 Combustion in Fuel Beds of Charcoal '67 -- 17 Pressure Drop in Tuyeres and Fuel Beds and Power -- Required '75 -- 18 Natural Draft in Fuel Beds x8o -- 19 A Furnace to Reliably Make a Bloom of Iron 189. 330 $aBecause pyrotechnology was considered a demeaning craft, there is very little about its practice in ancient texts; our knowledge of early developments is based almost entirely on interpretation of artifacts recovered by archaeology during the past century and a half. Literature in archaeology and anthropology, however, tends to concentrate on the artifact found rather than on how it was produced - on the pot or spearhead rather than the kiln or furnace. There is thus surprisingly little information on the practice and importance of pyrotechnology. The Mastery and Uses of Fire in Antiquity, written by an engineer with fifty years of experience in industrial research and pyrotechnology, rectifies this lack. J.E. Rehder covers the kinds of furnaces, the nature of the fuel used, and the productions created - fired clay, lime from limestone, metals from the reduction of ores, and glass from sand. He also shows convincingly that previous arguments that early deforestation resulted from furnace use cannot be supported. The Mastery and Uses of Fire in Antiquity provides much-needed information for anyone interested in archaeology, anthropology, and pyrotechnology. 606 $aPyrometallurgy$xHistory 606 $aCeramics$xHistory 606 $aMetallurgical furnaces$xHistory 615 0$aPyrometallurgy$xHistory. 615 0$aCeramics$xHistory. 615 0$aMetallurgical furnaces$xHistory. 676 $a660/.29687 700 $aRehder$b J. E$01579629 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910783761403321 996 $aThe mastery and uses of fire$93859846 997 $aUNINA