CLT HTG 260Structure, Properties, and Deterioration of Materials: Ceramics, Glass, Glazes
Conservation of Cultural Heritage · 2 units · Graduate courses (200-299)
General introduction to different types of ancient ceramic and glass materials. Relationship between composition (chemistry), structure (crystals, molecular arrangement, and microstructure), and properties of ceramics, glass, glazes. Nature of frit and faience deterioration explained using basic concepts from physics and chemistry. Chemical, optical, and structural properties. Deterioration phenomena, defects, and products of alteration of ceramics and vitreous artifacts. Hands-on examination of variety of samples and artifacts.
Letter grading.
When it runs
Not on the schedule for any of Fall 2025 through Spring 2027. UCLA publishes only that window, so this does not mean the course is gone — check the official listing.
Requisites
UCLA lists no requisites for this course.
Requires
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Nothing — this is an entry point.
Unlocks
What this course is a requisite for, and what those courses lead to in turn.
CLT HTG 260
- CLT HTG 230Conservation Laboratory: Ceramics, Glass, Glazes
1 course lists this as a requisite. The whole downstream is here — 1 course over 1 level. Every course here opens its own tree.