Windows: A Book About Stained & Painted Glass (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. A Victorian Guide to Stained Glass History, Church Window Design, and Painted Glass TechniquesBy Lewis F. Day
Length10h 53m
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Windows: A Book About Stained & Painted Glass is both a manual of connoisseurship and a history of a luminous art. Day treats the window not merely as an aperture but as architecture transfigured by colour, tracing medieval precedent, Renaissance departures, and modern practice with the discriminating eye of a designer. His prose is lucid, practical, and polemical, attentive to lead-lines, glass texture, figure drawing, ornament, and the proper subordination of pictorial ambition to architectural effect. In the context of late Victorian design reform, the book argues for integrity of material and disciplined craftsmanship. Lewis F. Day (1845–1910) was a British decorative artist, industrial designer, teacher, and critic closely associated with the Arts and Crafts movement. His long engagement with pattern, textiles, wallpapers, ceramics, and interior decoration gave him a comprehensive understanding of applied art. Writing amid anxieties about mechanized production and declining standards, he sought to educate makers and patrons alike in principles grounded in historical knowledge and practical experience. This volume is recommended to readers interested in stained glass, architectural history, ecclesiastical art, and Arts and Crafts aesthetics. It rewards both the practicing designer and the scholar, offering a rigorous, humane defence of beauty as something inseparable from structure, technique, and use.
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- A succinct Introduction situates the work's timeless appeal and themes.
- The Synopsis outlines the central plot, highlighting key developments without spoiling critical twists.
- A detailed Historical Context immerses you in the era's events and influences that shaped the writing.
- A thorough Analysis dissects symbols, motifs, and character arcs to unearth underlying meanings.
- Reflection questions prompt you to engage personally with the work's messages, connecting them to modern life.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
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GenreOther
Length10 hrs 53 mins
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FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateNov 30, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
2Introduction
3Synopsis
4Historical Context
5Windows: A Book About Stained & Painted Glass
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6PREFACE.
7WINDOWS, A BOOK ABOUT STAINED GLASS BOOK I.
8CHAPTER I. THE BEGINNINGS OF GLASS.
9CHAPTER II. THE MAKING OF A WINDOW.
10CHAPTER III. GLAZING.
11CHAPTER IV. EARLY MOSAIC WINDOWS.
12CHAPTER V. PAINTED MOSAIC GLASS.
13CHAPTER VI. GLASS PAINTING (MEDIÆVAL) .
14CHAPTER VII. GLASS PAINTING (RENAISSANCE) .
15CHAPTER VIII. ENAMEL PAINTING.
16CHAPTER IX. THE NEEDLE POINT IN GLASS PAINTING.
17CHAPTER X. THE RESOURCES OF THE GLASS PAINTER—A RECAPITULATION.
18BOOK II.
19CHAPTER XI. THE DESIGN OF EARLY GLASS.
20CHAPTER XII. MEDALLION WINDOWS.
21CHAPTER XIII. EARLY GRISAILLE.
22CHAPTER XIV. WINDOWS OF MANY LIGHTS.
23CHAPTER XV. MIDDLE GOTHIC GLASS.
24CHAPTER XVI. LATE GOTHIC WINDOWS.
25CHAPTER XVII. SIXTEENTH CENTURY WINDOWS.
26CHAPTER XVIII. LATER RENAISSANCE WINDOWS.
27CHAPTER XIX. PICTURE-WINDOWS.
28CHAPTER XX. LANDSCAPE IN GLASS.
29CHAPTER XXI. ITALIAN GLASS.
30CHAPTER XXII. TRACERY LIGHTS AND ROSE WINDOWS.
31CHAPTER XXIII. QUARRY WINDOWS.
32CHAPTER XXIV. DOMESTIC GLASS.
33CHAPTER XXV. THE USE OF THE CANOPY.
34CHAPTER XXVI. A PLEA FOR ORNAMENT.
35BOOK III.
36CHAPTER XXVII. THE CHARACTERISTICS OF STYLE.
37CHAPTER XXVIII. STYLE IN MODERN GLASS (A POSTSCRIPT) .
38CHAPTER XXIX. JESSE WINDOWS.
39CHAPTER XXX. STORY WINDOWS.
40CHAPTER XXXI. HOW TO SEE WINDOWS.
41CHAPTER XXXII. WINDOWS WORTH SEEING.
42CHAPTER XXXIII. A WORD ON RESTORATION.
43INDEX.
44Analysis
45Reflection
46Memorable Quotes
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