Treasury of Traditional Stained Glass Designs

Treasury of Traditional Stained Glass Designs
Автор
 
Год
 
Страниц
 
80
ISBN
 
0486240843
Издатель
 
Dover Publications
Категория
 
Поступления - 2008 г.

Содержание:

Die altere Edda - Gottersagen, Die altere Edda - Heldensagen

Описание:

Stained glass windows have for centuries adorned spectacular churches, massive government buildings, and stately homes of the well-to-do. But during the Victorian era, stained glass was increasingly used as an integral part of the design of middle-class, single-family homes. This impressive volume is the largest collection of stained glass designs drawn from actual windows. All of the nearly 400 designs can be characterized as traditional and domestic; they are copied from windows in residences and do not include any religious work. They are secular in motif and richly varied in design. As all designs are from actual windows, the practicality of their craft use is assured. The development of popular stained glass in many ways parallels the larger art movements of the era. Victorian windows often have a double border - the outer clear, the inner ruby red or, less commonly, blue. The geometric designs based on circles, squares, and triangles are pale tints of subtle colors: olive...

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