Raphaelle Fraysse on fri 23 jun 06
Hello,
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I am a translator and learning potter and would need a little help with
a type of kiln in English.=20
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In the copy to go into the catalogue of the Feile Clai festival
(Thomastown, Ireland) about Eric Astoul, The French talks about a "four
couch=E9 =E0 bois en flammes directes". Literally, "a lying wood-fired =
kiln
in direct flames". Could someone tell me if it's ok to call it a
"horizontal wood-firing kiln using direct flames " or if they know a
better name for that type of kiln?
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Thank you very much in anticipation for any help!
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Rapha=EBlle
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Helen Bates on sat 24 jun 06
On Fri, 23 Jun 2006, Raphaelle Fraysse wrote:
"{...) In the copy to go into the catalogue of the Feile Clai festival
(Thomastown, Ireland) about Eric Astoul, The French talks about a "four
couché à bois en flammes directes". Literally, "a lying wood-fired kiln
in direct flames". Could someone tell me if it's ok to call it a
"horizontal wood-firing kiln using direct flames " or if they know a
better name for that type of kiln? Thank you very much in anticipation
for any help! Raphaëlle"
"four couché à bois en flammes directes"
Your translation: "horizontal wood-firing kiln using direct flames"
A couple of other possibilities:
"horizontal wood-fired kiln providing direct flame contact"
"direct flame wood-firing horizontal draft kiln"
A list of some names for types of horizontal kilns: rectangular kiln;
tunnel kiln; anagama kiln; noborigama kiln; groundhog kiln; Newcastle
kiln; St. Anand kiln; La Borne kiln
Possibly of interest:
http://outdoorhistory.org/learning/DocumentViewer.php?Action=View&DocID=915
"Rectangular kilns were used in all the colonies, in the south they
were horizontal draft similar to the English Newcastle kiln which was
probably the forerunner of the groundhog kiln so universally used there
in the nineteenth century. The name groundhog was derived from the fact
that the kiln was built into the hillside like an animal burrow. The
earth provided the thick walls and arch with support and insulation.
The capacity of the average groundhog kiln was about five hundred
gallons."
Newcastle Kiln (horizontal draught or draft kiln)
http://www.benowenpottery.com/history/earlysettlement/earlysettlement.html
For common parts of a Roman kiln in several languages, see:
http://www.sgrp.org/Jrps/Vol01/Pages%2058-79/page%2079.htm
Helen
Belleville, Ontario, Canada
Helen Bates
Belleville, Ontario, Canada
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Snail Scott on mon 26 jun 06
At 09:40 AM 6/23/2006 +0200, you wrote:
>The French talks about a "four
>couch=E9 =E0 bois en flammes directes". Literally, "a lying wood-fired kiln
>in direct flames". Could someone tell me if it's ok to call it a
>"horizontal wood-firing kiln using direct flames " or if they know a
>better name for that type of kiln?
Such a configuration could describe a tunnel kiln,=20
an anagama, a groundhog, or other variations.=20
While your literal translation seems like an=20
accurate description, I'd bet that your readers=20
would like a more specific identification, if=20
there is one.
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Can you post a picture of the kiln to a website,=20
or direct us to an image of one that is similar?=20
Some kilns don't fall neatly into one type, or=20
any types with a specific name. If that's the=20
case here, stick with your present description.=20
-Snail
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