Introduction and Scope

Abstract

There are already many books in the world on the subject of ceramic glazes. So the obvious question is: why yet another book on the subject? The authors have worked together for several years in a ceramics development project in Nepal, which is based on using local raw materials and resources. There are few existing books which offer much help in this area, especially working in the low temperature range from 900°C–1100°C, where lead glazes have been the tradition but which now, with greater understanding of health hazards, need to be replaced with lead-free glazes. This book is intended to provide practical information for ceramists working in developing countries, with little access to the prepared and controlled glaze materials available in industrialized nations.