Characterization of red-coloured slips (almagra) on Islamic ceramics in Muslim Spain

Archaeometry

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 119-128

  Perez Arantegui J ^a   Castillo, J R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ceramics; Characterization; Energy dispersive X ray analysis; Gas chromatography mass spectrometry; Islamic; Liquid secondary ion mass spectrometry; Medieval; Scanning electron microscopy; Slip; Spain; Technology; Wax

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034131590     PISSN: 0003813X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4754.2000.tb00870.x     Document Type: Article

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