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CUISSON REDUCTION [1 record]

Record 1 1997-03-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Clay Working Methods (Ceramics)
  • Ovens and Baking (Ceramics)
CONT

Ceramics ware having a non-white body fracture which is not the result of artificial coloring or reduction firing.

OBS

Reduction opposite to oxidation; a kiln atmosphere starved of oxygen so that the colouring oxides in the glazes and bodies are forced to give up some of their oxygen content, thereby having a marked effect upon the resultant colours obtained.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Techniques de la céramique
  • Fours et cuisson (Céramique industrielle)
OBS

Les grès sont cuits en réduction.

OBS

Le résultat [de la réduction] en ce qui concerne les glaçures et les pâtes céramiques, est un changement de couleur et de texture.

Spanish

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