Eden, F. Sydney (Frederick Sydney) · Cambridge [Eng.] : University press; New York, G.P. Putman's sons · leaf 159
namented quarry had become.The letters I and M in the mouths of the grasshoppersstand for John and Mary—Sir John Gresham andMary his wife. After 1700 heraldic glass-painting rapidly de-teriorated and soon became the wretched travestyof heraldic decoration—enamel painted on thin,clear glass—which we… … CH. VIII] LAST WORDS 145 CHAPTER VIII LAST WORDS We have already referred to the fragmentarystate of the greater part of the old paintedglass which has survived to our times. There isabundant evidence—a large volume could be filledwith it—that, since the 16th century, destructionhere and…
Glass painting and staining -- History
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