Mavis Bimson
Biographic Data
| ID | 4863324 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mavis Bimson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mavis |
| FAMILY NAME | Bimson |
| SIGNATURE | BIMSON M |
| AFFILIATIONS | British Museum |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 104 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 12 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1956 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1991 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
A Technological Study of English Porcelains
Glazed steatite
The microstructures and chemical compositions of a small group of glazed steatite objects from Egypt spanning the period from the fourth to the first millennium BC have been investigated in a scanning electron microscope with attached X‐ray spectrometer. Two primary methods of glazing have been identified. The first was characterised by high copper and magnesium oxide concentrations and a high density of recrystallised forsterite. The second was …
Faience
The microstructures of faience, produced in the laboratory by the direct application of the glazing mixture (both in the raw state and in the form of prefired and ground frit) and by the efflorescence and cementation glazing methods, have been studied in polished sections in the scanning electron microscope (SEM). The microstructures observed were defined in terms of (1) thickness of the surface glaze layer, (2) thickness of the glaze‐core intera…
A Technological Study of Chinese Porcelain of the Yuan Dynasty
Optical and scanning electron microscopy, electron microprobe analysis and X‐ray diffraction are used to determine the composition and microstructure of the bodies and glazes of Chinese porcelain of the Yuan dynasty from Jingdezhen, as well as samples of porcelain‐stone and glaze‐stone from the same region. The original mineralogical compositions of the porcelain bodies and glazes are estimated. The results indicate that the yingqing porcelain bo…
Egyptian Faience
A Note on the Analysis of Occluded Gases in Ancient Glass
The Characterisation of Mounted Garnets
An Examination of the High Gloss Surface Finishes on Greek Attic and Roman Samian Wares
Cosmetic Pigments from the "Royal Cemetery" at Ur
In his report on the excavations at Ur, Woolley wrote: “Every woman's grave of the old cemetery seems originally to have contained cosmetics; such were an invariable part of the tomb furniture. The ordinary receptacle is a cockle-shell, or rather a pair of cockle-shells of which one is the receptacle proper and the other the lid ... In all these were found remains of the actual cosmetics used, paints or powders now reduced to a hard paste: the co…
An introduction to the practical study of crystals, minerals and rocks
The Significance of ‘Ale-Measure’ Marks
The technique of Greek black and terra sigillata red
Classical pottery such as terra sigillata has no parallel in the post-classical world, and was studied by scholars for many years before the methods of its manufacture were known. It is remarkable that practically none of the research on the technical aspect was carried out in England, and, in spite of their great interest, the processes involved still seem to be little understood here. It is the purpose of this paper to review these processes, t…
An Examination of the High Gloss Surface Finishes on Greek Attic and Roman Samian Wares
Faience
The microstructures of faience, produced in the laboratory by the direct application of the glazing mixture (both in the raw state and in the form of prefired and ground frit) and by the efflorescence and cementation glazing methods, have been studied in polished sections in the scanning electron microscope (SEM). The microstructures observed were defined in terms of (1) thickness of the surface glaze layer, (2) thickness of the glaze‐core intera…
Egyptian Faience
The technique of Greek black and terra sigillata red
Classical pottery such as terra sigillata has no parallel in the post-classical world, and was studied by scholars for many years before the methods of its manufacture were known. It is remarkable that practically none of the research on the technical aspect was carried out in England, and, in spite of their great interest, the processes involved still seem to be little understood here. It is the purpose of this paper to review these processes, t…
Glazed steatite
The microstructures and chemical compositions of a small group of glazed steatite objects from Egypt spanning the period from the fourth to the first millennium BC have been investigated in a scanning electron microscope with attached X‐ray spectrometer. Two primary methods of glazing have been identified. The first was characterised by high copper and magnesium oxide concentrations and a high density of recrystallised forsterite. The second was …
A Technological Study of Chinese Porcelain of the Yuan Dynasty
Optical and scanning electron microscopy, electron microprobe analysis and X‐ray diffraction are used to determine the composition and microstructure of the bodies and glazes of Chinese porcelain of the Yuan dynasty from Jingdezhen, as well as samples of porcelain‐stone and glaze‐stone from the same region. The original mineralogical compositions of the porcelain bodies and glazes are estimated. The results indicate that the yingqing porcelain bo…
The Significance of ‘Ale-Measure’ Marks
The Characterisation of Mounted Garnets
A Technological Study of English Porcelains
An introduction to the practical study of crystals, minerals and rocks
The technique of Greek black and terra sigillata red
Classical pottery such as terra sigillata has no parallel in the post-classical world, and was studied by scholars for many years before the methods of its manufacture were known. It is remarkable that practically none of the research on the technical aspect was carried out in England, and, in spite of their great interest, the processes involved still seem to be little understood here. It is the purpose of this paper to review these processes, t…
The Significance of ‘Ale-Measure’ Marks
An introduction to the practical study of crystals, minerals and rocks
Cosmetic Pigments from the "Royal Cemetery" at Ur
In his report on the excavations at Ur, Woolley wrote: “Every woman's grave of the old cemetery seems originally to have contained cosmetics; such were an invariable part of the tomb furniture. The ordinary receptacle is a cockle-shell, or rather a pair of cockle-shells of which one is the receptacle proper and the other the lid ... In all these were found remains of the actual cosmetics used, paints or powders now reduced to a hard paste: the co…
The Characterisation of Mounted Garnets
An Examination of the High Gloss Surface Finishes on Greek Attic and Roman Samian Wares
Egyptian Faience
A Note on the Analysis of Occluded Gases in Ancient Glass
A Technological Study of Chinese Porcelain of the Yuan Dynasty
Optical and scanning electron microscopy, electron microprobe analysis and X‐ray diffraction are used to determine the composition and microstructure of the bodies and glazes of Chinese porcelain of the Yuan dynasty from Jingdezhen, as well as samples of porcelain‐stone and glaze‐stone from the same region. The original mineralogical compositions of the porcelain bodies and glazes are estimated. The results indicate that the yingqing porcelain bo…
Faience
The microstructures of faience, produced in the laboratory by the direct application of the glazing mixture (both in the raw state and in the form of prefired and ground frit) and by the efflorescence and cementation glazing methods, have been studied in polished sections in the scanning electron microscope (SEM). The microstructures observed were defined in terms of (1) thickness of the surface glaze layer, (2) thickness of the glaze‐core intera…
Glazed steatite
The microstructures and chemical compositions of a small group of glazed steatite objects from Egypt spanning the period from the fourth to the first millennium BC have been investigated in a scanning electron microscope with attached X‐ray spectrometer. Two primary methods of glazing have been identified. The first was characterised by high copper and magnesium oxide concentrations and a high density of recrystallised forsterite. The second was …
A Technological Study of English Porcelains
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