The Dyeing of Cotton Fabrics: A Practical Handbook for the Dyer and StudentBeech, Franklin
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The Dyeing of Cotton Fabrics: A Practical Handbook for the Dyer and Student
Beech, Franklin
Dyes and dyeing -- Cotton
3, Applications --History--Asia, Africa, America, Europe: Greek, Roman,
Byzantine, Turkish, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance,
Architecture--Architecture of the Nineteenth Century: in Germany,
England, Belgium, Spain, Holland, France, America--Use of Bricks--Walls,
Arches, Pavements, Flues, Cornices--Facing with Coloured
Bricks--Balustrades. Chapter IV., Tiles: Sec. 1, History; Sec. 2,
Manufacture--(1) Moulding, by Hand, by Machinery: Preparation of the
Clay, Soft Paste, Firm Paste, Hard Paste--Preparation of the Slabs,
Transformation into Flat Tiles, into Jointed Tiles--Screw, Cam and
Revolver Presses--Particulars of Tile-presses--(2) Drying--Planchettes,
Shelves, Drying-barrows and Trucks--(3) Firing--Divided
Kilns--Installation of Mechanical Tileworks--Estimates; Sec. 3, Shapes,
Dimensions and Uses of the Principal Types of Tile--Ancient Tiles: Flat,
Round, Roman, Flemish--Modern Tiles--With Vertical Interrupted Join:
Gilardoni's, Martin's; Hooked, Boulet's Villa; with Vertical Continuous
Join: Muller's, Alsace, Pantile--Foreign Tiles--Special Tiles--Ridge
Tiles, Coping Tiles, Border Tiles, Frontons, Gutters, Antefixes,
Membron, Angular--Roofing Accessories: Chimney-pots, Mitrons, Lanterns,
Chimneys--Qualities of Tiles--Black Tiles--Stoneware Tiles--Particulars
of Tiles. Chapter V., Pipes: I. Conduit Pipes--Manufacture--Moulding:
Horizontal Machines, Vertical Machines, Worked by Hand and
Steam--Particulars of these Machines--Drying--Firing--II. Chimney
Flues--Ventiducts and "Boisseaux," "Waggons"--Particulars of these
Products. Chapter VI., Quarries: 1, Plain Quarries of Ordinary Clay; 2,
of Cleaned Clay--Machines, Cutting, Mixing, Polishing--Drying and
Firing--Applications--Particulars of Quarries. Chapter VII.,
Terra-cotta: History--Manufacture--Application: Balustrades, Columns,
Pilasters, Capitals, Friezes, Frontons, Medallions, Panels,
Rose-windows, Ceilings--Appendix: Official Methods of Testing
Terra-cottas.
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