The material for this book arose from the author’s research into porcelains over many years, as a collector in appreciation of their artistic beauty , as  an analytical chemist in the scientific interrogation of their body paste, enamel pigments and glaze compositions, and as a ceramic historian in the assessment of their manufactory foundations and their correlation with available documentation relating to their recipes and  formulations.  Meer

The material for this book arose from the author’s research into porcelains over many years, as a collector in appreciation of their artistic beauty , as  an analytical chemist in the scientific interrogation of their body paste, enamel pigments and glaze compositions, and as a ceramic historian in the assessment of their manufactory foundations and their correlation with available documentation relating to their recipes and  formulations.  Meer

This book addresses the contributions made by analytical chemistry to the characterisation of 18th and early 19th Century English and Welsh porcelains commencing with the earliest  reports of Sir Arthur Church and of Herbert Eccles and Bernard Rackham using chemical digestion techniques and concluding with the most recent instrumental experiments, which together span more than  a hundred years of study.  Meer

This book addresses the contributions made by analytical chemistry to the characterisation of 18th and early 19th Century English and Welsh porcelains commencing with the earliest  reports of Sir Arthur Church and of Herbert Eccles and Bernard Rackham using chemical digestion techniques and concluding with the most recent instrumental experiments, which together span more than  a hundred years of study.  Meer

Armorial porcelains comprised the output of most European ceramics factories in the 18th and 19th Centuries in response to the large quantity of armorial porcelain services that were being imported from China bearing the coats of arms and crests of aristocratic families.  Meer

Armorial porcelains comprised the output of most European ceramics factories in the 18th and 19th Centuries in response to the large quantity of armorial porcelain services that were being imported from China bearing the coats of arms and crests of aristocratic families.  Meer

It is amazing how much play you can create in a seemingly equal chess position - if you persevere. In this book, the greatest chess player of all time, Magnus Carlsen, and his friend, Grandmaster David Howell, explain how to win these kinds of chess games.  Meer

Modern seismology is a relatively new science; most current ideas originated no earlier than the latter half of the nineteenth century. The focus of this book is on seismological concepts, how they originated and how they form our modern understanding of the science.  Meer

Modern seismology is a relatively new science; most current ideas originated no earlier than the latter half of the nineteenth century. The focus of this book is on seismological concepts, how they originated and how they form our modern understanding of the science.  Meer

This book covers the discovery and the results of the analytical study of the composition of the Farnley Hall service, involving both the embossed moulding and the decorative compositions.  Meer

This book covers the discovery and the results of the analytical study of the composition of the Farnley Hall service, involving both the embossed moulding and the decorative compositions.  Meer

Using personal narratives left by early modern German merchants, this study disrupts linear histories of capitalism and modernity. Martha C. Howell examines how merchants understood their profession and themselves, demonstrating that their honor was based not just on riches but on their comportment in the marketplace and in society more generally.  Meer

Using personal narratives left by early modern German merchants, this study disrupts linear histories of capitalism and modernity. Martha C. Howell examines how merchants understood their profession and themselves, demonstrating that their honor was based not just on riches but on their comportment in the marketplace and in society more generally.  Meer

Surveys the statistical techniques used in the behavioral and social sciences. To help students gain an understanding of the statistical hypothesis tests that are covered throughout the text, this work emphasizes conceptual understanding.  Meer

A concise survey of compliant mechanisms-from fundamentals to state-of-the-art applications This volume presents the newest and most effective methods for the analysis and design of compliant mechanisms.  Meer

K2 en Izzabird O’Hero komen uit een magische familie. Maar dat mag niemand weten. Vooral hun stiefbroer en -zus Lio en Mabel Smith niet. Al hebben die zo hun vermoedens over de vreemde familie.  Meer

Nooit en voor altijd is het vierde en laatste deel in de magische Tovenaars van Ooit-serie van Cressida Cowell (bekend van Hoe tem je een draak?). Eerder verschenen De Tovenaars van Ooit (deel 1), De heksenval (deel 2) en Drie keer kloppen (deel 3).  Meer

Marie-Jeanne van Hövell tot Westerflier beheerst de fotografische verstilling en natuurlijk licht als geen ander. Al schilderend met de lens van een analoge Hasselblad camera, creëert zij fotografische beelden die het heden als vanzelfsprekend transformeren naar het verleden.  Meer