Saxon china and true materials for pottery
The text discusses vitrified ware that withstands heat, contrasting true china with false varieties. It notes Saxon production as long standing and renowned, England using soap rock and Cookworthy's Cornwall discovery of abundant true china materials. Kaolin and petuntze are described as key ingredients yielding transparent hard porcelain.
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Plymouth
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Cornwall
Japan
Natural History of Cranes or Vapers and Spoonbill Beaks
The fifth Order Cranes or Vapers features birds with a long fleshy tongue and naked thighs. The Spoonbill genus is described by a broad flat beak widening to a circular tip, flexible like leather, about seven inches long and two inches wide, with a rim around the upper mandible. European spoonbills have black mandibles, while the American species shows a red beak matching its plumage. The birds are nearly of a certain size.
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