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An inquiry into the difference of style observable in ancient glass paintings : especially in England: with hints on glass painting

Winston, Charles, 1814-1864 · 1847 · Oxford : John Henry Parker · 20 pictures

Charles Winston's 1847 study of medieval English stained glass, published in Oxford by John Henry Parker for antiquaries, architects and glass painters comparing period styles. Wood-engraved diagrams reduce window details to flat black-and-white shapes: crowns, quatrefoils, heraldic roses, mitres and quarry borders, usable as high-contrast ornament, spot motifs or stencil-like silhouettes.

Glass painting and staining

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