Medieval and post-medieval glass technology: Melting characteristics of some glasses melted from vegetable ash and sand mixtures

Glass Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 36-42

  Jackson, C M ^a   Smedley, J W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BATCH PREPARATION; SAND MIXTURES; VEGETABLE ASH;

ASH HANDLING; FURNACES; MELTING; RAW MATERIALS; SAND;

GLASS MANUFACTURE;

EID: 4344712283     PISSN: 00171050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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