Overview
The kilns at Morgantina, site of the well-known excavations in central Sicily, are an outstanding example of multiple potters' workshops in use during the late Hellenistic period. In fully documenting these ten kilns, excavated between 1955 and 1963, Ninina Cuomo di Caprio offers both a representative cross-section of the physical setting of ceramic production in this ancient Greek city and evidence for its daily industrial activity. She includes detailed plans and section drawings of each kiln and formulates hypotheses on its operation in light of modern thermodynamics. The text, which is in Italian, is preceded by an English-language summary. Cuomo di Caprio's archaeological study of the kiln structures and their ceramic products is supplemented by such diagnostic tools as thermoluminescence analysis, neutron activation analysis, X-ray diffraction, and optical examination by polarizing microscope.Opening an entirely new window into the everyday working practices of the Morgantina potters, this study demonstrates that they operated at a very sophisticated level: selecting and purifying specific clays, and adding certain materials to manipulate their working and firing characteristics. Originally published in 1992. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
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Author: Ninina Cuomo di Caprio
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Imprint: Princeton University Press
Volume: 3312
Dimensions:
Width: 21.60cm
, Height: 1.80cm
, Length: 27.90cm
Weight: 0.936kg
ISBN: 9780691634142
ISBN 10: 0691634149
Pages: 290
Publication Date: 19 April 2016
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Professional and scholarly
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Tertiary & Higher Education
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Language: English
Table of Contents
*FrontMatter, pg. i*Indice, pg. v*Editors' Preface, pg. vii*Abbreviazioni, pg. ix*Indice delle tavole, pg. xix*Indice delle figure nel testo, pg. xxiv*Introduzione, pg. 3*I. Catalogo delle fornaci, pg. 9*II. Profilo generale delle officine da vasaio e aspetti tecnici delle fornaci, pg. 41*III. Produzione ceramica, pg. 79*IV. Considerazione finali, pg. 97*Appendici tecniche: Premessa, pg. 105*English abstract, pg. 181*Indice analitico, pg. 185*Indice topografico, pg. 191*Tav. 1-Tav.21, pg. 195*TAV. 22- TAV.42, pg. 216*TAV. 43-Tav. 68, pg. 237
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