Medieval and post-medieval glass technology: A review of bracken in glassmaking

Glass Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 221-224

  Smedley, J W ^a   Jackson, C M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; COMPOSITION; GLASS; PLANTS (BOTANY); POTASSIUM; RAW MATERIALS; SODIUM COMPOUNDS;

BRACKEN; GLASS TECHNOLOGY; POTASH GLASS;

GLASS MANUFACTURE;

EID: 0038022863     PISSN: 00171050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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