Glazing

Description

1) A transparent material placed in a window or frame. Glazing provides protection from the outside environment while permitting light to pass. Glazing is typically glass but may also be acrylic or polystyrene sheets.

2) The surface decoration process for ceramics. See Glaze.

Resources and Citations

• Dictionary of Building Preservation, Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996
• R. Fournier, Illustrated Dictionary of Practical Pottery, Chilton Book Co., Radnor, PA, 1996
• A Glossary of Paper Conservation Terms, Margaret Ellis (ed.), Conservation Center of the Institute of Fine Arts, New York City, 1998
• AMOL reCollections Glossary at http://amol.org.au/recollections/7/g/htm - glass or Perspex