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• traditional ceramics — Introduction       ceramic materials that are derived from common, naturally occurring raw materials such as clay minerals and quartz sand. Through industrial processes that have been practiced in some form for centuries, these materials are made …   Universalium

• Kiln — Kilns are thermally insulated chambers, or ovens, in which controlled temperature regimes are produced. They are used to harden, burn or dry materials. Specific uses include: *To dry green lumber so that the lumber can be used immediately *Drying …   Wikipedia

• kiln — /kil, kiln/, n. 1. a furnace or oven for burning, baking, or drying something, esp. one for firing pottery, calcining limestone, or baking bricks. v.t. 2. to burn, bake, or treat in a kiln. [bef. 900; ME kiln(e), OE cylen < L culina kitchen] * *… …   Universalium

• Cement kiln — Cement kilns are used for the pyroprocessing stage of manufacture of Portland and other types of hydraulic cement, in which calcium carbonate reacts with silica bearing minerals to form a mixture of calcium silicates. Over a billion tonnes of… …   Wikipedia

• Zuni (tribe) — Infobox Ethnic group group=Zuni poptime=12,000 popplace=United States (New Mexico) rels=Zuni religion, Christianity (incl. syncretist forms) langs=Zuni, English related=The Zuni (also spelled Zuñi by the Spanish and in early 20th Century… …   Wikipedia

• arts, East Asian — Introduction       music and visual and performing arts of China, Korea, and Japan. The literatures of these countries are covered in the articles Chinese literature, Korean literature, and Japanese literature.       Some studies of East Asia… …   Universalium

• Oast house — A traditional oast An oast, oast house or hop kiln is a building designed for kilning (drying) hops as part of the brewing process. They can be found in most hop growing (and former hop growing) areas and are often good examples of vernacular… …   Wikipedia

• pottery — /pot euh ree/, n., pl. potteries. 1. ceramic ware, esp. earthenware and stoneware. 2. the art or business of a potter; ceramics. 3. a place where earthen pots or vessels are made. [1475 85; POTTER1 + Y3] * * * I One of the oldest and most… …   Universalium

• Pottery — Pot and Pots redirect here. For Pot, see Pot (disambiguation). For POTS, see POTS (disambiguation). Unfired green ware pottery on a traditional drying rack at Conner Prairie living history museum …   Wikipedia

• Japanese pottery and porcelain — Oribe ware dish with lid, early 17th century …   Wikipedia

• Mexican ceramics — Woman selling pottery items at the Feria de Texcoco, Texcoco, Mexico State Ceramics and pottery in Mexico date back thousands of years before the Pre Columbian period, when ceramic arts and pottery crafts developed with the first advanced… …   Wikipedia