Info khmerceramics on sun 13 apr 08
Hi Clayarters,
Just a history question:
Does anyone knows when and where begin the use of vertical chimneys for
kilns?
Serge
Serge Rega
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Vince Pitelka on sun 13 apr 08
Serge Rega asked:
:Does anyone knows when and where begin the use of vertical chimneys for
kilns?"
Serge,
The ancient Greek and Roman kilns and the "Arab" kilns that spread with
Islam were all updraft kilns with no chimney. The earliest kilns I know of
with actual chimneys were the "bank kilns" used in China. I think that they
first appeared in the Chou Dynasty around 1000 BC. These kilns were just
tunneled into a clay bank, with a vertical flue bored up vertically at the
back served as a chimney. I think that the potters of the time built these
kilns simply out of convenience, with no idea that they were constructing
the first true stoneware kilns. Some of the wares fired in those kilns
featured fly-ash melted on the shoulder and rims, which constituted the
first true high-fired glaze.
- Vince
Vince Pitelka
Appalachian Center for Craft
Tennessee Tech University
vpitelka@dtccom.net; wpitelka@tntech.edu
http://iweb.tntech.edu/wpitelka
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