Chapitre D'ouvrage Année : 2025

The Quaker Influence on the Development of Industries Related to Ceramic Production

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A history of Quakerism and the role of the Quakers in British industrial development from the seventeenth Century onwards in many fields of activity such as heavy metal refining, chocolate, foods, and especially porcelain manufacture. Key personalities such as George Fox (the founder of Quakerism), Andrew Duche, William Weston Young, William Cookworthy, Benjamin Lund, Richard Champion and their roles in the development of early English and Welsh porcelains are described.

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hal-04918561 , version 1 (29-01-2025)

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Howell Edwards, Philippe Colomban. The Quaker Influence on the Development of Industries Related to Ceramic Production. Blue by Fire: A Marker of the Technical History of Glass and Ceramics, Springer Nature Switzerland, pp.399-417, 2025, Cultural Heritage Science, ⟨10.1007/978-3-031-77122-4_16⟩. ⟨hal-04918561⟩
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