David Hendley on wed 6 aug 08
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>"In 1556, Cipriano Piccolpasso, an amateur potter and resident of Castel
>Durante wrote 'The Three Books of the Potter's Art, the first treatise on
>pottery making published in Europe. In this early work, he details the
>methods of preparing clay, forming pottery on the wheel, glaze preparation
>and decorating, and firing procedures."
.....and, as I understand it, he was run out of town on a rail.
All the other potters in town were mad as hell that he gave
away all their secrets and put a price on his head.
I would venture to say that the free exchange of glaze recipes
is a relatively new concept in the long history of ceramics.
Through most of history the ingredients and recipes used at
a pottery workshop were top secret because the potter's
livelihood depended on unique glazes or sources of materials.
David Hendley
Maydelle, Texas
david(at)farmpots(dot)com
http://www.farmpots.com
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