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Terracotta
Terracotta, from the Latin terra cocta or "cooked earth," is made from a mixture of fine-grained clays containing silica, alumina, and some alkaline matter that vitrify when fired in a kiln. Differing from brick in its finer quality, it is a durable masonry material often used in the construction and ornamentation of buildings.
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Terracotta was first produced around 1400 BC in Mesopotamia and the Indus Valley, when the need arose for more permanent structures than those made of sun-dried brick. In ancient Greece, antefixes and cornices were made of terracotta. The Greeks then introduced it to the Etruscans, who ...
- Terra cotta treasures: Experts consider the lavish ornamentations used on many...
- Newspaper article from: Buffalo News (Buffalo, NY) January 28, 2007 700+ words
...Jan. 28--Like frosting on a cake, terra cotta decorates dozens of Buffalo's most...Centre. It's small wonder Buffalo's terra cotta structures -- designed by some of the...best buildings and best examples of terra cotta that you would find in any major city...
- Terra-cotta ... the great Western paving. (includes tips on reconditioning...
- Magazine article from: Sunset Gregory, Daniel P. May 1, 1992 700+ words
...sheet, this array of earth-toned tiles illustrates the variety of terra-cotta and mock terra-cotta flooring choices now available. The informal appearance of terra-cotta's warm natural tones is especially suitable for the West's casual...
- A lost art.(terra cotta skyscraper, Candler Building)
- Magazine article from: Building Design & Construction Sved, James Edward February 1, 2001 700+ words
Historic terra-cotta skyscraper yields to precast and...and cornices, adorned with white terra-cotta tiles. The freestanding tower also...was one of the last remaining white terra-cotta skyscrapers left in Manhattan. The...
- China Focus: Living with terra-cotta army (2)
- News wire article from: Xinhua News Agency October 16, 2009 700+ words
China Focus: Living with terra-cotta army (2) "First we excavated around...we estimated there were about 6,000 terra-cotta warriors and horses buried in that single...the enormous life-sized underground terra-cotta army shocked not only China, but the...
- Portugal's terra cotta tradition. (International Report) (column)
- Magazine article from: Gifts & Decorative Accessories Sweed, Phyllis February 1, 1984 700+ words
Even before Roman times, terra cotta was used for the functional things...What remains is the charm of the terra cotta tradition and design, the naivety...It's a resource for unglazed terra cotta for country decorative accessories...
- Tickets Now on Sale for 'Terra Cotta Warriors: Guardians of China's First...
- Press release article from: Business Wire May 12, 2009 700+ words
...are available beginning today for "Terra Cotta Warriors: Guardians of China's First...exhibition featuring the largest number of terra cotta figures ever to travel to the United...tour. The exhibition includes 15 terra cotta figures from the tomb of China's First...
- Terra-cotta to treasure. (pottery)
- Magazine article from: Sunset Swezey, Lauren Bonar June 1, 1996 700+ words
...beautifully A rebirth of finely crafted terra-cotta pottery is changing the look of plant...beautiful hand-hewn pots that were made of terra-cotta (baked earth) thousands of years ago...from urns to deep bowls. "Italian terra-cotta from Impruneta [Tuscany] is made by...
- China Focus: Living with terra-cotta army (1)
- News wire article from: Xinhua News Agency October 16, 2009 700+ words
China Focus: Living with terra-cotta army (1) By Xinhua Writer Yu Fei BEIJING...books in a gift shop in the Museum of Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses, sometimes pausing...farmers who first dug up fragments of the terra-cotta army when they were drilling a well...
Source: HighBeam Research, Design notes.