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Westerwald — The Westerwald (IPA2|ˈvɛstɐvalt) is a low mountain range on the right bank of the river Rhine in the German federal states of Rhineland Palatinate, Hesse and North Rhine Westphalia. It is a part of the Rheinisches Schiefergebirge (Rhenish Slate… … Wikipedia
Westerwald stoneware — salt glazed stoneware produced in German towns such as Höhr, Grenzau, and Grenzhausen in the area known as the Westerwald. Their products (jugs, tankards, and the like), made from the 15th century to the present day, are molded, stamped… … Universalium
pottery — /pot euh ree/, n., pl. potteries. 1. ceramic ware, esp. earthenware and stoneware. 2. the art or business of a potter; ceramics. 3. a place where earthen pots or vessels are made. [1475 85; POTTER1 + Y3] * * * I One of the oldest and most… … Universalium
Salt glaze pottery — Pottery referred to as salt glazed or salted is created by adding common salt, sodium chloride, into the chamber of a hot kiln. Sodium acts as a flux and reacts with the silica in the clay body. A typical salt glaze piece has a glassine finish,… … Wikipedia
Westerwald — ▪ region, Germany mountainous region in western Germany lying northeast of Koblenz and east southeast of Bonn. It is on the right (east) bank of the Rhine and extends eastward for about 50 miles (80 km), between the Lahn River or the Taunus … Universalium
Breitscheid, Hesse — Infobox Ort in Deutschland Name = Breitscheid Wappen = Wappen Breitscheid (Hessen).png lat deg = 50 |lat min = 41 lon deg = 08 |lon min = 12 Lageplan = Lahn Dill Kreis Breitscheid.png Bundesland = Hessen Regierungsbezirk = Gießen Landkreis = Lahn … Wikipedia
Rhineland-Palatinate — /ruyn land peuh lat n ayt , it, leuhnd /, n. a state in W Germany: formerly part of Rhine Province. 3,665,800; 7655 sq. mi. (19,825 sq. km). Cap.: Mainz. German, Rheinland Pfalz. * * * ▪ state, Germany Introduction German Rheinland Pfalz La … Universalium
Norton Priory — Foundations of the monastic buildings and the back of the museum Monastery information … Wikipedia
Keramik — Töpferware; Tonware; Steingut * * * Ke|ra|mik [ke ra:mɪk], die; , en: 1. Gefäß oder anderer Gegenstand aus gebranntem [und glasiertem] Ton: eine Ausstellung alter Keramiken. 2. <ohne Plural> Gesamtheit der Erzeugnisse aus gebranntem Ton.… … Universal-Lexikon
Keramik — Keramik, auch keramische Massen, bezeichnet eine Vielzahl anorganischer, nichtmetallischer Stoffe, mit Grobunterteilung in Irdengut, Sinterzeug und Sondermassen. [1] Das Wort Keramik stammt aus dem Altgriechischen: Keramos (κέραμος) war die… … Deutsch Wikipedia
