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How to look at stained glass : a guide to the church windows of England
The magical qualities of stained glass have an enduring appeal, but church windows tend to be ignored as a form of creative and artistic expression. How to Look at Stained Glass is a fresh, unstuffy guide, which explores the medium by themes, patterns, designs, and effects. Using an A-Z format to re...
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| Natura: | Libro |
| Lingua: | English |
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London ; New York
: I.B. Tauris
, [2018]
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| Accesso online: | Inhaltsverzeichnis |
| Note sull'autore: | Jane Brocket |
| Riassunto: | The magical qualities of stained glass have an enduring appeal, but church windows tend to be ignored as a form of creative and artistic expression. How to Look at Stained Glass is a fresh, unstuffy guide, which explores the medium by themes, patterns, designs, and effects. Using an A-Z format to reveal a multitude of fascinating details - all the way from apples to zig-zags - it makes looking at gloriously colourful, artistically important windows entertaining and rewarding. This layman's guide requires no previous historical, artistic or religious knowledge and the A-Z miscellany is in keeping with the pot-luck mix of windows to be found in most churches. It covers all the major periods and styles from medieval to modern, Victorian to post-war, eighteenth century to Arts and Crafts, figurative to abstract, and examines the fascinating and evolving iconography of stained glass Exploring a church -- How a stained-glass window is made -- A-Z of stained glass -- 50 places to see stained glass |
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| Descrizione del documento: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Descrizione fisica: | X, 230 Seiten, 32 Seiten Bildtafeln illustrations (some color) 21 cm |
| ISBN: | 1788310896 9781788310895 |
