Talk:Terracotta

message: I have(/will) reverted the removal of the colour information and redirected the page Terracotta (color) to  Terra cotta. Please see Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Terra cotta (color), Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Fake color articles and Talk:Terra cotta (color).--blue520 17:11, 7 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Old stuff

message: Is terra cotta ANY fired ceramic?  Or just any ceramic that happens to be terra cotta-colored?  What gives it its color?  Are there specific ingredients?  --Mdwyer 07:03, 23 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Good question. Terra cotta is low-fired ware. It tends to be permiable to water unless glazed and is of relatively low strength. Unglazed uses include scupture and garden ware. Glazed uses include garden ware, building decorations, pipes for sewage and drainage and low cost table ware. Archaic uses include oil lamps, amphorae, pots, ovens, and water conduits and piping. Compare this to stoneware, which is fired at high temperature and carefully cooled to avoid cracking and causing the base materials to transform to a glassy state, waterproof even if unglazed. Uncracked Terra cotta will ring when lightly struck, but not as brightly as will stoneware. Older terra cotta may be glased with lead containing glazes which can cause health and environmental probles, not a problem with stoneware since the lead glazes cannot survive a high temperature. Terra cotta, literally "burnt earth", may be produced by stacking ware over sufficent combustable materials, ignited, and then at an appropriate stage covered with sand, while stoneware requires a sophisticated hearth and kiln arrangement. Terra cotta may be made from clays that would melt down under high firing temperature. Most terra cotta is orangish to brownish red due to included iron minerals (the "terra cotta color", but can range to yellow, pink, or gray. - Leonard G. 03:25, 29 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  But what is it? 

message: *I have dealt with terracotta objects from many sources over the years and have quite a few good books on the subject and nowhere have I ever seen it written as two words. Is this a regional thing? The OED, quoted as a reference above has it as terracotta as does Wiktionary, although both list terra cotta as an alternative. I feel that the article should use the single-word form throughout, since that appears to be more widely accepted, but list the alternative in the opening para? Anyone feel differently? Secret Squïrrel approx 11:45, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Moved from "uncontroversial" proposals. Where has it been discussed? This is not enough of a discussion. — Twas Now ( talk • contribs • e-mail ) 20:51, 24 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  One word or two? 

message: In Italian the word "terra" means three things: 
*"terra" - planet earth 
*"terra" - land ("the land of freedom, of hope" for example)
*"terra" - soil, ground (the thing fields are covered with)
In this case the third meaning is the right one. Since "terra" must be intended as "pug", "clay". --Absinthe88 17:47, 29 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Baked ''earth''?

message: I removed a "recognized as producing both health and environmental hazards." This is a very, very big over simplification. Lead can be used in glazes quite safely. It is only inappropriate use and lack of knowledge that creates problems. In fact glazes with some lead content, commonly introduced as lead bisilicate, are used. There are recognised test methods and standards which demonstrate the saftey of these glazes. The removed entry is a typical example of one weakness of Wikipedia:- contributions by people without a proper understanding of subjects.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.147.253.126 (talk) 12:29, 5 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Lead

message: Does this have any relation to the Terra cotta army?Bless sins (talk) 01:24, 16 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Army?

message: This word isn't latin, but it's italian. If it was so, it would be written "Terra cocta". And then, why in the article there's the detailed note that interpret the meaning as it was a latin term? I'd suggest rectifying this little information to improve the page.
--Daqo89 (talk) 11:45, 4 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Terracotta: Latin? 

message: I've added a link to the Terracotta Cluster to the disambiguation page.  So, I'm wondering if this phrase should be removed from the top of the article:  "For the JVM clustering software, see Terracotta Cluster." --anonymous coward, 2009-07-16.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 166.70.80.6 (talk) 18:13, 16 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  JVM Clustering 

message: Should there be mention of its use in early Roman times as a plumbing solution?  Ie: Terra Cotta pipes used in Ephesus, Turkey?  Maybe this information should also be included in the "History" section of "Water Pipes" page?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.195.114.48 (talk) 16:43, 28 June 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Early Roman Plumbing 

message: An entry in List of colors: A–F contained a link to this page.
The entry is :
* Dark terra cotta
I don't see any evidence that this color is discussed in this article and plan to delete it from the list per this discussion: Talk:List_of_colors#New_approach_to_review_of_entries
If someone decides that this color should have a section in this article and it is added, I would appreciate a ping.--S Philbrick(Talk) 20:45, 17 August 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Possible removal from list 

message: Terra cotta is almost always written as two words. So why does the article lead with its spelling as a single word? Was it written by someone unfamiliar with standard spelling?
That is a bad idea. It will suggest to all the young readers of the article that that is the standard way to spell it.
It is not.2601:200:C000:1A0:D468:F23C:FD48:2F6E (talk) 03:38, 29 January 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: Personally I think it is the more common spelling. Johnbod (talk) 05:47, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

text: This is wrong, terracotta is spelt with one word 58.84.145.206 (talk) 09:14, 11 November 2022 (UTC)

text: See the section "One word or two?" above. Johnbod (talk) 17:17, 11 November 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Why does the article lead with the *solid* spelling of "terra cotta"??? 

message: The current rendering, "Terracotta, terra cotta, or terra-cotta ...", is extremely awkward at best.
As an improvement, I would propose something along the lines of "Terracotta (also rendered terra cotta or terra-cotta) ..."
The only reason I haven't already done this is that I'm not sure how best to integrate the pronunciation information that follows, but anything has to be better than the present arrangement of starting the article by stating the same word(s) three times in a row. 1980fast (talk) 03:42, 12 January 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: It's really the Wikipedia way, which I think most readers are used to. I'm not sure talk of "rendering" helps. Johnbod (talk) 04:38, 12 January 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Opening sentence extremely awkward