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maintain it for 24 hours / so that the furnace glows white-hot / the
longer it stands, the better it becomes / then break open the crucible /
and the material will be white glass / like the color of milk / and it shall
be ground and rubbed on marble with water; until
it is like milk or white lead. After this, one should
make small vessels of white earth that withstands fire and
becomes entirely white / such as the Tournai clay original: "Dornickische Erden"; Tournai is a city in modern-day Belgium historically famous for its fine clay which is reddish-grey original: "Ratgrau" /
and becomes completely white when it is fired. These small vessels
should be made very thin and scraped on the potter’s wheel or bench /
also pressed into molds / while they are still soft / when they have
become thin enough / they will be completely saturated and
translucent with the previously described varnish The author uses "Firniß" (varnish) to mean a ceramic glaze /
otherwise, where they are thicker / one must work in a sixth part
of the glassy varnish or glaze with the same earth. Furthermore /
the earthenware vessels must be cooked a preliminary firing, similar to modern "bisque" firing in a low fire
before they are glazed / inside a casing term: "Futter"; a protective ceramic box known as a sagger, used to protect delicate wares from direct flames and ash / in which each small vessel
stands enclosed / on 3 feet or little points / of that same white earth /
and that casing must be made of Namur clay clay from the Namur region, prized for its ability to withstand extreme kiln temperatures / and
must have all its joints well-sealed / when it has thus been cooked
for 24 hours with a dull glow / one should take out the pots or
small vessels and scrape them as is necessary / and glaze them with
the aforementioned milk-powder mixed with water / in such a way /
that the water runs off it / and the glaze should be as thick as
half a Reichs-Orth a silver coin; the author indicates a thickness of approximately 1 millimeter / in order to penetrate the vessels /
and when they are dry / one should paint them with enamel Schmeltz: a glass-based pigment used for decoration or Imperial Blue original: "Blau-Kaizer"; a high-quality cobalt blue pigment
placed around them / on the potter's wheel or bench / just
like Chinese figures and vessels. As soon as they have
dried again / one should pack them into their casing again as before /
and apply the hottest fire / that is possible / from wood /

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