The melting furnace of the Derrière Sairoche glassworks (court, Swiss Jura): Heat-induced mineralogical transformations and their technological significance

Archaeometry

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 571-592

  Eramo, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FRIBOURG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

18th century; Glass melting furnace; Pre industrial glassworks; Swiss Jura; Wood fuel

Indexed keywords

EIGHTEENTH CENTURY; GLASS;

EID: 24944523138     PISSN: 0003813X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4754.2005.00220.x     Document Type: Article

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