CHAPTER I.

TECHNOLOGY.

Confusion in Use of Terms.--Porcelain as an Instance.--Derivation of Ceramic.--Pottery.--Faience.--Majolica.--Mezza-Majolica.--Composition of Porcelain.--Origin of Word.--Where first made.--When introduced into Europe.--Hard and Soft Paste.--Soft Porcelain of Venice, Florence, England, France.--Hard Porcelain invented at Meissen by Böttcher.--Vienna.--Discovery of Kaolin in France.--Biscuit.....48

CLASSIFICATION.

Tabulated View.--Brongniart’s Division: Its Objections.--Classification adopted.--Leading Features and Advantages.--Distinctions between Different Bodies and Different Glazes.....54