Sienese 'archaic' majolica: A technological study of ceramic bodies and coatings

Archaeometry

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 535-555

  Fortina, C ^a   Santagostino Barbone, A ^a   Turbanti Memmi, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Archaic majolica; Ceramic body; Enamel; Glaze; Production technology; Raman; Scanning electron microscopy; Siena

Indexed keywords

CERAMICS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 24944510274     PISSN: 0003813X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4754.2005.00218.x     Document Type: Article

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