Ceramic glaze
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| - | + | '''Glaze''' is a layer or coating of a [[vitreous enamel|vitreous]] substance which has been fused to a [[ceramic]] object through firing and oiling. Glaze can serve to color, decorate, strengthen or waterproof an item. | |
| - | '''Tessellation''' is the process of creating a two-dimensional [[plane (mathematics)|plane]] using the repetition of a geometric shape with no overlaps and no gaps. Generalizations to higher dimensions are also possible. Tessellations frequently appeared in the art of [[M. C. Escher]], who was inspired by studying the Moorish use of symmetry in the [[Alhambra]] tiles during a visit in 1922. Tessellations are seen throughout art history, from ancient architecture to [[modern art]]. | + | |
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| - | In Latin, ''tessella'' is a small cubical piece of [[clay]], [[Rock (geology)|stone]] or [[glass]] used to make [[mosaic]]s. The word "tessella" means "small square" (from "[[tessera]]", square, which in its turn is from the Greek word for "four"). It corresponds with the everyday term ''tiling'' which refers to applications of tessellations, often made of [[ceramic glaze|glazed]] clay. Examples of tessellations in the real world include honeycombs and pavement tilings (see pictures at the right). | + | |
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| - | ; Types of tessellation | + | * [[Ash glaze]] |
| - | * [[Aperiodic tiling]] | + | * [[Celadon]] |
| - | * [[List of regular polytopes]] | + | * [[Frit]] |
| - | * [[List of uniform tilings]] | + | * [[Glaze defects]] |
| - | * [[Pinwheel tiling]] | + | * [[Porcelain]] |
| - | * [[Tilings of regular polygons]] | + | * [[Pottery#Glazing and firing techniques|Pottery]] |
| - | * [[Uniform tessellation]] | + | * [[Shino (glaze)]] |
| - | * [[Voronoi tessellation]] | + | * [[Swatow ware]] |
| - | + | * [[Vitreous Enamel]] | |
| - | ; Mathematics | + | |
| - | * [[Coxeter groups]] – algebraic groups that can be used to find tessellations | + | |
| - | * [[Girih tiles]] | + | |
| - | * [[Triangulation (geometry)]] | + | |
| - | * [[Uniform tiling]] | + | |
| - | * [[Uniform tilings in hyperbolic plane]] | + | |
| - | * [[Wallpaper group]] – seventeen types of two-dimensional repetitive patterns | + | |
| - | * [[Wang tiles]] | + | |
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| - | ; Related topics | + | |
| - | * [[Jigsaw puzzle]] | + | |
| - | * [[Mathematics and fiber arts]] | + | |
| - | * [[Nikolas Schiller]] – artist using tessellations of [[aerial photographs]] | + | |
| - | * [[Patterns in nature]] | + | |
| - | * [[Polyiamond]] and [[Polyomino]] — figures consisting of regular triangles and squares respectively, often appearing in tiling puzzles | + | |
| - | * Quilt [[Quilt#Block designs|block designs]] and [[quilt block]]s | + | |
| - | * [[Tiling puzzle]] | + | |
| - | * [[Trianglepoint]] – needlepoint with polyiamonds (equilateral triangles) | + | |
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Glaze is a layer or coating of a vitreous substance which has been fused to a ceramic object through firing and oiling. Glaze can serve to color, decorate, strengthen or waterproof an item.
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