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Stained glass as an art (1896)

Holiday, Henry, 1839-1927 · London, New York, Macmillan · leaf 58

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archaic, necessarilyso, owing to the primitive condition of the art, butthe figures are full of life, movement, and grace.Moreover, it will be noticed that the form of thefigure and the movement of the limbs are every-where clearly shown, being emphasised rather thanconcealed by the draperies.… … FROM THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE NAVE OF CHARTRES CATHEDRAL.^HEIGHT ABOUT 28 FT.) (LArtisttc ^Possibilities in Stained Glass 31 work, contrasting favourably with the tendency inlater periods to envelop the figures in masses ofdrapery, often admirable in execution, but disguisingor wholly losing the…

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