Roger Rosewell

Stained Glass (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

The stained glass windows of England's cathedrals and churches are masterpieces of colour and storytelling, and for a thousand years they have brought meaning and beauty to worshippers and visitors alike. This book traces the history of stained glass from its Anglo-Saxon origins until the present day, explaining how some of Europe's greatest artists have created these unique 'paintings with light'. It also offers fascinating insights into how medieval people 'saw' stained glass. A hundred beautiful photographs make this book indispensable reading for anyone interested in church or art history and a helpful gazetteer lists where to see more than 500 outstanding windows.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 88
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Juli 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781782001508
• Artikelnr.: 38348730

Autorenporträt

Roger Rosewell is one of the leading experts on stained glass in Britain. He is the News and Features Editor of Vidimus, the free online magazine about stained glass published monthly by the Corpus Vitrearum Medii Aevi (GB Committee), part of an international organisation of art historians and conservators who work to save Europe's precious heritage of stained glass.

Inhaltsangabe

?Introduction
Anglo-Saxon Window Glass, AD 700-1066
The Normans, 1066-1220
The Early Thirteenth Century
The Decorated Style, 1250-1380
The International Style and the Renaissance
Seeing Stained Glass
Stained Glass and Other Arts
Reformation, Renewal and Destruction,1538-1660
Interregnum, 1660-1800
Recovery and Mass Production, 1800-1900
The Twentieth Century to the Present
Further Reading
Places to Visit
Index