Modern methods for analysing archaeological and historical glass . Volume I / / edited by Koen Janssens

• Pubblicazione: Chichester, West Sussex, U.K., : John Wiley & Sons Inc., 2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (763 p.)
• Disciplina: 666/.135
• Soggetto topico: Glass - Analysis; Glass manufacture - Chemistry - History; Excavations (Archaeology); Antiquities
• Altri autori: JanssensKoen H. A
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Modern 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 ; 1.2 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 ; 1.2.5.3 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 ; 1.3.1.2 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 ; 1.4.2.2 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 ; 2.1.2.5 Tomographic X-Ray Imaging
• Sommario/riassunto: The 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. This unique resource presents members of Association Internationale pour l'Histoire du Verre, as well as university scholars, with a number of case studies where the effective use of one or more of these methods for elucidating a particular culturo-historical or historo-techn
• Titolo autorizzato: Modern methods for analysing archaeological and historical glass
• ISBN: 9781118314203; 1118314204; 9781118314234; 1118314239; 9781299146402; 1299146406; 9781118314227; 1118314220
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910141512803321
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