Morgantina Studies. Volume III, Fornaci e Officine da Vasaio Tardo-ellenistiche. (In Italian) (Late Hellenistic Potters' Kilns and Workshops) / Ninina Cuomo di Caprio.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cuomo di Caprio, Ninina, author.

Series:

Morgantina studies ; v. 3.

Publications of the Department of Art and Archaeology, Princeton University ; 3312

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pottery, Hellenistic--Italy--Morgantina (Extinct city).

Pottery, Hellenistic.

Kilns--Italy--Morgantina (Extinct city).

Kilns.

Morgantina (Extinct city).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (0 p.)

Edition:

Course Book

Other Title:

Fornaci e Officine da Vasaio Tardo-ellenistiche

Late Hellenistic potters' kilns and workshops

Place of Publication:

Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2014]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The kilns at Morgantina, site of the well-known excavations in central Sicily, are an outstanding example of multiple potters' workshops in use during the late Hellenistic period. In fully documenting these ten kilns, excavated between 1955 and 1963, Ninina Cuomo di Caprio offers both a representative cross-section of the physical setting of ceramic production in this ancient Greek city and evidence for its daily industrial activity. She includes detailed plans and section drawings of each kiln and formulates hypotheses on its operation in light of modern thermodynamics. The text, which is in Italian, is preceded by an English-language summary. Cuomo di Caprio's archaeological study of the kiln structures and their ceramic products is supplemented by such diagnostic tools as thermoluminescence analysis, neutron activation analysis, X-ray diffraction, and optical examination by polarizing microscope. Opening an entirely new window into the everyday working practices of the Morgantina potters, this study demonstrates that they operated at a very sophisticated level: selecting and purifying specific clays, and adding certain materials to manipulate their working and firing characteristics.Originally published in 1992.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Indice

Editors' Preface

Abbreviazioni

Indice delle tavole

Indice delle figure nel testo

Introduzione

I. Catalogo delle fornaci

II. Profilo generale delle officine da vasaio e aspetti tecnici delle fornaci

III. Produzione ceramica

IV. Considerazione finali

Appendici tecniche: Premessa

English abstract

Indice analitico

Indice topografico

Tavole

Tav. 1-Tav.21

TAV. 22- TAV.42

TAV. 43-Tav. 68

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [ix]-xvii) and indexes.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

ISBN:

1-4008-6210-8

OCLC:

899263361