Theophilus and the use of beech ash as a glassmaking alkali

Archaeology, History and Science: Integrating Approaches to Ancient Materials

Volumn , Issue , 2016, Pages 117-130

  Jackson, Caroline M ^a   Smedley, James W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

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DOI: 10.4324/9781315433578-12     Document Type: Chapter

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