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CHINA-STONE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-11-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Porcelain and Fine Ceramics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- petuntse
1, record 1, English, petuntse
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- petuntze 2, record 1, English, petuntze
correct
- pehtuntse 3, record 1, English, pehtuntse
correct
- china-stone 4, record 1, English, china%2Dstone
correct
- china stone 4, record 1, English, china%20stone
correct, less frequent
- Cornish stone 4, record 1, English, Cornish%20stone
correct, Great Britain, less frequent
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Petuntse. The gallicized form of the Chinese pai-tun-tzu, first employed by Jesuit missionaries in the 18th century to describe the rock which forms an essential part of true porcelain manufacture. It is a silicate of potassium and aluminium, normally referred to as a feldspathic rock. It was first used, about the 3rd century BC, in China for glazing protoporcelain and later, about the 9th century AD, was mixed with kaolin (white china clay) to form the body of the first translucent porcelain. Petuntse is a fusible rock which, fired at a sufficiently high temperature, becomes a natural glass, like obsidian. It gives porcelain both its hardness and translucency. 4, record 1, English, - petuntse
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Sometimes termed "Cornish stone" or "china stone" in England. 5, record 1, English, - petuntse
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Porcelaines
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pétunsé
1, record 1, French, p%C3%A9tuns%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- caillou 2, record 1, French, caillou
masculine noun, less frequent
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roche feldspathique et micacée, utilisée dans la fabrication de la porcelaine de Chine. 1, record 1, French, - p%C3%A9tuns%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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