Modern methods for analysing archaeological and historical glass. Volume I
| Weitere Verfasser: |
Janssens, Koen H. A.
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| Ort/Verlag/Jahr: |
Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. :
John Wiley & Sons Inc.,
2013.
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| Umfang/Format: |
1 online resource (763 pages). |
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ISSN: 0-470-51614-3 |
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Available online |
Inhaltsangabe:
- 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
