Jeremy McLeod on tue 6 mar 01
> If someone could give me a reference, where to look, I would appreciate it. I thank you
> in advance.
>
"Salt-Glazed Ceramics" (catchy little title, that) by Jack Troy
Watson-Guptill Publications/New York
Pitman Publishing/London
©1977
Seems exhaustive enough, though I don't have much against which to guage it.
Jeremy McLeod
Karin Hurt on tue 6 mar 01
I need to write a report on salt firing, not soda, but the history of salt
firing. I searched the archives and came up with zip, which I find odd. I
kept getting bounced on date and time. I know a little about the process,
that it was discovered by accident in Germany in the 1500's (according to
one teacher in Colorado), but that's about it. I have quite a few salt fired
pieces from Germany and have always been fascinated. If someone could give me
a reference, where to look, I would appreciate it. I thank you in advance.
Karin
philrogers pottery on wed 7 mar 01
Dear Karin,
There is precious little published about the origins of salt glazing. =
There are one or two books over here which look at the history of =
English Salt Glaze but thats probably not what your after. The ABC of =
English Salt Glaze from Dwight to Doulton by Blacker is a wonderful book =
but published in 1922.=20
However, try to link below which might help you.
I am currently writing a book on Contemporary Approaches to Salt Glaze =
but that won't help you much either since it wont be available for about =
a year or so!
http://www.harmic.com/age.htm
Phil and Lynne Rogers,
Lower Cefn Faes,
RHAYADER.
Powys. LD6 5LT.
Tel/fax. (44) 01597 810875.
philrogers@ntlworld.com
www.philrogerspottery.com
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From: Karin Hurt
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Subject: History of Salt Firing
> I need to write a report on salt firing, not soda, but the history of =
salt
> firing. I searched the archives and came up with zip, which I find =
odd. I
> kept getting bounced on date and time. I know a little about the =
process,
> that it was discovered by accident in Germany in the 1500's =
(according to
> one teacher in Colorado), but that's about it. I have quite a few salt =
fired
> pieces from Germany and have always been fascinated. If someone could =
give me
> a reference, where to look, I would appreciate it. I thank you in =
advance.
> Karin
>=20
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Bettie Gorgels on wed 7 mar 01
Hi Karen
I tried my webbrowser Google and found information. Try Hohr
Grenzhausen Westerwald.
In this city Hohr Grenzh. is a nice museum and a lot of potters live
there. It is an old center for saltglazes.
There is a group of 6 potters who work in an old plant, where pottery
was made. One of these 6 potters Fritz Rossmann -who is in some of
the books of Susan Peterson- bought it. Very nice. My husband and I
got a whole tour.
http://www.garykirsnerauctions.com/auct2101/210125.htm
http://www.beerstein.net/articles/s9203.htm
I will look for more.
Perhaps you could ask a bookshop in Hohr Grenzhausen if there is
some more information. The name of the shop is Hanusch und Ecker
http://www.google.com/search?q=hanusch+und+ecker
Success
> I need to write a report on salt firing, not soda, but the history of salt
> firing. I searched the archives and came up with zip, which I find odd. I
> kept getting bounced on date and time. I know a little about the process,
> that it was discovered by accident in Germany in the 1500's (according to
> one teacher in Colorado), but that's about it. I have quite a few salt fired
> pieces from Germany and have always been fascinated. If someone could give me
> a reference, where to look, I would appreciate it. I thank you in advance.
> Karin
>
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=?iso-8859-1?Q?Bj=F6rn?= Straube on fri 9 mar 01
Greetings,
As mentioned Jack Troy's book is a very good start. Easy to read and
obviously
well researched. I might also suggest German Stoneware 1200-1900 by
David
Gaimster. A little tougher to read, but very very thorough. I bought
my copy from
http://www.amazon.co.uk . If you read German, Steinzeug by Gisela
Reinking Von
Bock is excellent. Karl G=F6bel's works (he seems to have generally
focused on
Frechen and Raeren) are older (70's-80's), but it is what a lot of
modern
information is based upon. There are many more but those are a good
start and
should point you in the direction of others. Bettie Gorgel mentioned
H=F6hr-Grenzhausen in the Westerwald. I expect that area is probably the
modern
mecca of salt glazing. In addition to searching that particular
sequence, try just
H=F6hr, Grenzhausen, Grenzau, and Hillshied. All of these towns are
central to the
area. You also might try Kanneb=E4cker or Kanneb=E4ckerland. I'm not su=
re
if the
Museum In H=F6hr-Grenzhausen has a web page, but the name of the museum i=
s
Keramik-Museum Westerwald. I explored these topics online a while
back, but don't
remember what search engine etc. I do remember it took a while to find
info
though. IMHO here just is no substitute for a solid, I can flip back
and forth,
book!
Time to suck down some more salt fumes! I'm convinced that is why
Bartman jugs are
REALLY smiling :)
Bj=F6rn Straube
Karin Hurt wrote:
> I need to write a report on salt firing, not soda, but the history of s=
alt
> firing. I searched the archives and came up with zip, which I find odd.=
I
> kept getting bounced on date and time. I know a little about the proces=
s,
> that it was discovered by accident in Germany in the 1500's (according=
to
> one teacher in Colorado), but that's about it. I have quite a few salt =
fired
> pieces from Germany and have always been fascinated. If someone could g=
ive me
> a reference, where to look, I would appreciate it. I thank you in adva=
nce.
> Karin
>
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