ANCIENT AND MODERN PAINTED GLASS

It is a very remarkable not to say an astonishing circumstance, that of all the decorative arts known to man, the essentially Christian art of glass-painting should have received the least attention from the public generally. English books devoted to the history or study of painting on glass are sca...

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Published in:The National review 1887-08, Vol.9 (54), p.793-810
Main Author: Howard, E G
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:It is a very remarkable not to say an astonishing circumstance, that of all the decorative arts known to man, the essentially Christian art of glass-painting should have received the least attention from the public generally. English books devoted to the history or study of painting on glass are scarce and costly.* French histories and monographs are much more numerous, but the most important of these are works in folio or quarto volumes, suited for art libraries, and are rarely to be met with elsewhere.
ISSN:0959-4205